OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221708654

157637 - HIGH COUNTRY LUMBER AND MULCH, LLC

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC— 2024-10-07T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Chest, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Cutting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Pinned, Production Line, Saw, Sawmill, Unsafe Position, Wood
NAICS: 321999
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347806192
Employer profile: 157637 - HIGH COUNTRY LUMBER AND MULCH, LLC
Summary number: 221708654
Report ID: 0453720

Event description

Employee dies from asphyxia when crushed between pan and con

Investigation abstract

On October 7, 2024, an employee working for a sawmill was operating a head saw. The employee left the cab of the head saw and was discovered by his manager pinned underneath the pan portion of the planer/canting line. The employee died from asphyxia due to being crushed between the pan and the conveyor belt.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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