OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221450646
J E MOORE LUMBER CO
EMPORIA, VA·
Event description
Employee fractures clavicle and suffers multiple lacerations
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 p.m. on February 8, 2022, an employee, a sawyer, was performing repairs and maintenance on a 52 inch circular saw and his coworkers were available to assist. The saw had not been locked out, and there was no guard in place. The employee turned the saw off and was walking towards it as it was winding down, when he tripped and fell into the sawblade, as it was still moving. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured clavicle and lacerations to the back of the head, neck, arms and hands.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 727
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