Sawmill Unscrambler Operator Killed when Struck by a Board Ejected by Trim Saw in Washington State

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE98WA060

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Sawmill Unscrambler Operator Killed when Struck by a Board Ejected by Trim Saw in Washington State

1998/09/20
By Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE) ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention

Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE) ; Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries ; Washington (State). Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention Less -
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On February 15, 1998, a 43-year-old sawmill "unscrambler" operator died of injuries sustained when he was struck in the chest with a 1" x 6" x 10' board, on the previous afternoon. The board traveled approximately 45 feet at a high rate of speed after being ejected from a "Trim Saw", striking the unscrambler operator at his workstation. The sawmill emergency team responded to the injured victim within minutes of the incident and placed a 911 call for assistance. The local community rescue and medical unit took charge of treatment for the injured individual at the site of the incident and then transported the victim to a local hospital. He died the following day. To prevent future similar occurrences, the Washington Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation (FACE) Investigative team concluded that employers should follow these guidelines: 1. Machine guarding should be in place to prevent exposure to the machinery and process materials. 2. When new or reconditioned equipment is introduced to the workplace, a review of safety precautions should be conducted in conjunction with the equipment manufacturer. The review should include any and all regulatory compliance parameters that apply to the equipment and the operation of the equipment. 3. Routine hazard recognition audits/reviews should be conducted on a regular basis.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Engineering-controls Equipment-design Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention Lumber-industry Lumber-industry-workers Machine-guarding Machine-operators NIOSH Region-10 Traumatic-injuries
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

All (0000) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine Manufacturing (0012) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE98WA060
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Washington
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

11 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20025963
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2007-106618
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 98WA060, 1998 Sep; :1-11
Federal Fiscal Year:

1998
Performing Organization:

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1997/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-98WA060
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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