OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #711846
FRACTURE,LOG DECK,WORK RULES,SLIP,JAMMED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,SAWMILL,UNGUARDED
Event description
Two employees injured in sawmill operations
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was on a log deck, allegedly unjamming a log, when he fell off the d eck and sustained fractures to his chest. The employer was cited for not coverin g a hole in the platform of the log deck. Employee #2 was injured when his foot slipped off a ladder and his head became caught between a pipe and a log conveyo r. The employer was not cited for this accident.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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