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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14530166

SAWDUST,FALL,FLOOR OPENING

Event
SAWDUST,FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14530166
Report ID
111700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 went into a sawdust room to direct the sawdust through a 12-inch by 24-inch floor opening where it was being bagged below. Employee #1 was engulfed by the sawdust and fell into the floor opening and became lodged.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    14
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    9210
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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