Mill worker killed by flying chunk of wood from chipper

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05OR043

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Mill worker killed by flying chunk of wood from chipper

2007/12/10
By Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET)

Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) Less -
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On December 16, 2005, a 52 year-old mill worker at a wood-processing mill was killed when he was struck in the head by a flying chunk of wood ejected from a wood chipper. The mill worker was working to unplug a jam in a wood chipper while the machine was still running. An electrical switch installed on the chipper bypassed the manufacturer's safety interlock mechanism, and allowed the machine to continue operating when the hood was open. The mill worker stood on a catwalk next to the feed chute with the hood open, trying to clear the jam with a stick, which was ground up without effect. He then threw in a large chunk of wood. A coworker joined him on the catwalk and handed him a picaroon (a metal pike with a hook) to maneuver the chunk of wood inside the chute. Once they heard the wood start to grind, they ran and ducked. This was their routine procedure when clearing a jam. The mill worker was struck on the back of the head, apparently by the chunk of wood he had thrown into the chute, and was killed instantly. Recommendations: 1. Never attempt to remove jammed material from a wood chipper while machinery is in operation. Shut down, isolate, and block all forms of hazardous energy before performing any machine maintenance. 2. Never disable the manufacturer's safety interlocks or other safety features on a machine. 3. Employers must train all workers assigned to operate or maintain machinery on appropriate energy-control procedures for that specific piece of equipment.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Equipment-operators Forestry Forestry-workers Head-injuries Injuries Injury-prevention Logging-workers OSHA Region 10 Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Traumatic-injuries Work-operations Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

All (0000) ; Agriculture (0001) ; Machine (All) (0011) ; Machine General (0015) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE05OR043
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Oregon ; OSHA Region 10

Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 Less -
CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-5
NIOSHTIC Number:

20033368
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2008-107317
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 05OR043, 2007 Dec; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

2008
Performing Organization:

Oregon Department of Human Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

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

2002/09/01
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-05OR043
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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