OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221638059

POLLARD LUMBER CO., INC.

APPLING, GA· 2024-02-05T00:00:00

Event: Blade, Caught In, Chipper, Chipping, Conveyor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Inspecting, Lack of Work Procedures, Lumber, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Pulled In, Sawmill, Unsafe Position, Vibrator, Wood, Wood Chipper, Work Surface
NAICS: 321113
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347258857
Employer profile: POLLARD LUMBER CO., INC.
Summary number: 221638059
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee dies in fall when pulled into woodchipper blades

Investigation abstract

At 2:15 p.m. on February 5, 2024, an employee working for a sawmill was watching a conveyor/woodchipper machine to ensure that lumber pieces were moving through the machinery properly. The employee was watching as the pieces moved along the vibrating conveyors and onto the main conveyor and where they are directed to the chipper machine. The employee fell onto the main conveyor and was dragged into the woodchipper machine. The employee died when he was caught in the chipper machine blades.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 63 M

Event type
5

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