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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14204267

HEAD,WORK RULES,HAULBACK LINE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,HAULBACK LINE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14204267
Report ID
1054114

Event description

STRUCK BY MOVING HAULBACK LINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO CROSS UNDER A MOVING HAULBACK LINE ON A LOGGING SITE. D UE TO A HANGUP, THE LINE WHIPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE, THROWING HIM INTO THE AIR. HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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