OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550727
AMPUTATED,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,SAWMILL,FOOT
Event description
FOOT AMPUTATED IN CONVEYOR
Investigation abstract
AT A CEDAR MILL THE LEADMAN TURNED OFF THE CHIPPER AND CROSS-BAR DRAG CHAIN CONV EYOR SO THAT THE CREW COULD TAKE THEIR LUNCH BREAK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED T O CLEAN THE SCRAPS FROM A "WELL", LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CHIPPER. THE "WELL" IS ABOUT 5 FEET WIDE, 5 FEET LONG AND 5 FEET DEEP. THE DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR PROTRUD ES ABOUT 2 FEET INTO THE "WELL". AFTER LUNCH THE LEADMAN RETURNED AND STARTED UP THE EQUIPMENT. HE WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD ALREADY LEFT THE "WELL". EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED OUT ONTO THE CONVEYOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OUT OF THE "WE LL". HIS LOWER FOOT WAS AMPUTATED BY THE SHEARING ACTION OF THE DRAG CHAIN OVER A PLATE, WHICH LEFT A 1 INCH CLEARANCE OVER THE CONVEYOR.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 16 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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