OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221714942

SUMMERLIN, LLC

COTTONDALE, FL— 2024-10-31T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Burn, Catch Point, Caught In, Conveyor, Energized, Entangled, Hose, Instantaneous amputation, Internal, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Laceration, Leg, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Balance, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pulled In, Removing, Sawmill, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 321113
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347857617
Employer profile: SUMMERLIN, LLC
Summary number: 221714942
Report ID: 0418600

Event description

Employee dies of multiple trauma when pulled into chip recla

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on October 31, 2024, an employee working for a sawmill was attempting to remove a water hose that had become entangled in the conveyor of the running chip reclaimer. The employee either lost his footing or became entangled in the hose and was pulled into the machine. The employee died from multiple trauma including amputations, burns and lacerations to his torso, lower arms and lower legs.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
2

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