OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388846

FAIRCLOTH FOREST PRODUCTS INC

SWAINSBORO, GA· 2021-08-27T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Climbing, Conveyor, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Knee, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Log, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Sawmill, Slip, Slippery Surface, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position
NAICS: 321113
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345516199
Employer profile: FAIRCLOTH FOREST PRODUCTS INC
Summary number: 221388846
Report ID: 0418400

Event description

Employee amputates lower leg, slips into conveyor drive whee

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on August 27, 2021, an employee working for a sawmill was attempting to see if there was a log on the conveyor system. The employee was climbing down from the side of the conveyor when his left foot slipped and got caught in the driving wheel of the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation below the knee.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
2

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