OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221631484

107031 - MINNESOTA FIREWOOD LLC

LITTLE FALLS, MN· 2023-12-06T00:00:00

Event: Caught By, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Pulled In, Reaching, Reaching In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Sawmill, Wood
NAICS: 321113
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347170417
Employer profile: 107031 - MINNESOTA FIREWOOD LLC
Summary number: 221631484
Report ID: 0552700

Event description

Employee dies of crushing injuries when pulled into conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 4:01 p.m. on December 6, 2023, an employee working for a sawmill was removing wood debris that had fallen between the conveyor belt and a roller on a firewood processing machine. While reaching for the wood, the employee was caught by and pulled into the machinery which was running at the time. The employee was working alone at the time of the incident, and no environmental factors played a role in the accident. Medical intervention was unsuccessful, and the employee was pronounced dead at the scene of crushing injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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