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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14202337

WREN LOGGING CO

Event
LOG, CRUSHED, LOGGING, DRAGLINE, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#105220875
Employer profile
WREN LOGGING CO
Summary number
14202337
Report ID
1054112

Event description

LOGGING EMPLOYEES STRUCK BY LOG

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING NEAR A SKYLINE WHEN THEY SOUGHT COVER FROM A SN AG WHICH HAD BEEN UPROOTED BY THE LINE. THEY DOVE BESIDE A NEARBY LOG. THE LOG, DISTURBED BY THE SNAG, SHIFTED POSITION AND ROLLED ONTO THE TWO EMPLOYEES. EMPLO YEE #1 WAS KILLED, WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1986.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 20 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    6
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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