OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14394399

CHAIN,SEVERED,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,EDGER,SPROCKET,ARTERY,UNGUARDED

1989-02-23T00:00:00

Event: CHAIN,SEVERED,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,EDGER,SPROCKET,ARTERY,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14394399
Report ID: 625700

Event description

Employee killed when caught in chain and sprocket

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was a sorter at the outfeed belt of a ball edger, sending lumber eit her to the trimmer or back to the edger. Although no lumber was being processed because of a problem elsewhere in the mill, the edger belt was left running. Emp loyee #1 had gone to help a coworker straighten some crooked lumber, and as he r eturned to his work station, he became caught by an unguarded chain and sprocket powered by a General Electric 3HP motor, frame #184-T. Employee #1 was pulled i nto the rotating part up to his shoulder. Major arteries were severed and he die d.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
21

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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