Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1529709.015 - Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 1529709.015

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 05/07/2021

Site Address:
Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
403 E 29th St
Buena Vista, VA 24416

Mailing Address:
403 E 29th St, Buena Vista, VA 24416

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321113/Sawmills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/2021

Emphasis: S:Fri

Case Closed: 07/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1765862	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135439.015

Event: 05/05/2021

Employee dies while stacking lumber

At 4:15 p.m. on May 5, 2021, an employee was adding sticks to stacks of lumber when he suffered a heart-attack and died.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Lumber Stack

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529709.015	62	M	Fatality		Sawing machine operators

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