OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14335376
BUCHANAN LUMBER CO.
CHICKASAW, AL·
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN CONVEYOR'S CHAIN AND ROLLER
Investigation abstract
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1987, THE SAWMILL WAS SHUT DOWN AS USUAL FOR THE LUNCH BREAK . AT 12:30 PM, THE WHISTLE BLEW, SIGNALLING THE RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS. THE CH IPPER, VIBRATOR AND SLAB CONVEYOR WERE TURNED ON, IN THAT ORDER. THE RIP SAW OPE RATOR HEARD SOMEONE YELL "TURN THE MACHINE OFF". HE THEN SAW A HAND AND ARM EXTE NDING FROM THE END OF THE SLAB CONVEYOR. A RUNNER NOTIFIED THE MILL SUPERINTENDE NT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. HE CAME TO THE SCENE, CONCLUDED THAT THE WORKER WAS DEAD AND SUMMONED PARAMEDICS AND AN AMBULANCE. THE LOCATION AND ACTIVITY OF EMPLOYEE #1 PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT IS UNDETERMINED. HIS ASSIGNED JOB WAS "CLEAN-UP" LABOR ER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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