OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14468623

BENEZETTE SAW MILL

WEEDVILLE, PA· 1985-11-05T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, MAINTENANCE, SLIP, SAW, LACERATION, FALL, SAWMILL, ARM, BLADE, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #17834730
Employer profile: BENEZETTE SAW MILL
Summary number: 14468623
Report ID: 317530

Event description

FELL AGAINST SAW BLADE IN SAWMILL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, THE SAWMILL OWNER, WAS OPERATING A HEAD SAW, CUTTING SLABS OFF LOGS . HE MAY HAVE BEEN LEANING TOWARD THE BLADE TO MAKE ALINEMENT ADJUSTMENTS; OR HE COULD HAVE SLIPPED ON THE SAWDUST-COVERED DECK OR TRIPPED ON THE UNEVEN DECK SU RFACE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, HE FELL INTO THE BLADE, WHICH AMPUTATED HIS RIGHT AR M AND SEVERELY CUT HIS CHEST AND RIBS. HIS WORK STATION WAS LOCATED WITHIN THREE FEET OF THE SAW BLADE, WHICH WAS UNGUARDED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
6

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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