Sawmill worker killed while unplugging wood chips from a chipper duct.

A 22-year-old male employee died after being caught by a cable while cleaning a wood-chipping machine at a sawmill. The family-owned business had been in operation for several years with about 10 employees, although the number varied throughout the year. The process included discarded wood pieces from the sawmill, which were carried on a conveyor belt and fed into a woodchipper. The discharge chute was attached to a section of round duct, which was used to transport the chipped material into a hopper. The material was collected in a container […]