OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14291827
TIMBER CRUISING MARKING SALES AND MANAGEMENT
BRIERY BRANCH, VA·
Event description
Employee killed when cut in half by 56 in. saw
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a sawyer at a small saw mill, was removing a 4 in. by 20 in. piece of wood from a saw deck that was adjacent to a 56 in. saw blade. The wood caught on the carriage control lever, which started the carriage moving toward the saw . The carriage and the log on the carriage pushed Employee #1 into the rotating saw blade, which cut him in half, starting with his left leg and proceeding upwa rd at an angle into the body cavity.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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