Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352579

BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

Event
WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CONVEYOR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2164523
Employer profile
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Summary number
14352579
Report ID
418600

Event description

Employee killed in fall from conveyor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on the outside of an elevated wood chip conveyor. He unt ied his lanyard to move from one work area to another. He apparently grabbed a c onveyor roller that was not bolted down. The roller slipped, causing Employee #1 to fall 50 ft to the ground to his death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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