Young Worker Caught in Vertical Edger Saw Blades at Missouri Sawmill
Summary of Incident On January 11, 2023, a young worker at a sawmill in Missouri was fatally injured after becoming caught in the vertical edger blades of a saw. The worker was operating in close proximity to unguarded rotating blades when the contact occurred. OSHA was notified and opened a workplace fatality investigation. Investigation OSHA inspected the sawmill following the fatality and issued the employer a hazard letter requiring corrective action to protect employees from amputation and entanglement hazards on the equipment. When OSHA returned to the facility on March 1, 2023, inspectors […]This content is for CoAction Insurance policy holders.
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