OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221519549

BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.

WADLEY, GA— 2022-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Actuated, Caught In, Cleaning, Crushed, Internal Injuries, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Logger, Logging, Removing, Stripping Machine, Wood Shavings
NAICS: 321920
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346379845
Employer profile: BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.
Summary number: 221519549
Report ID: 0418400

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by de-barker machine

Investigation abstract

At 6:30 a.m. on December 7, 2022, an employee was removing wood bark from a de-barker machine at change of night shift when a day shift coworker started the de-barker. The employee was crushed and killed due to internal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
733

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