Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170743256 - Sawyer killed when struck by unsecured log

Accident Summary Nr: 170743256 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 11/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123751182	11/13/1995	2421	0	Vanport Manufacturing Inc

Abstract: At 11:25 a.m. on November 13, 1995, Employee #1, a head sawyer, rolled a log off a log deck and placed it on the carriage that runs logs into the bandsaw. It appears that the log had not been secured by the carriage dogs when Employee #1 placed it on the carriage. The log entered the operator's cab window and struck Employee #1 on the head and upper torso, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, SAWYER, UNSECURED, BANDSAW, LOG, LOG DECK, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123751182			Fatality	Other	Machine operators, not specified

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