OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14206346
HEAD,YARDING,LOG,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Event description
STRUCK IN HEAD BY SWINGING LOG
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 18, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOOKING A TURN O UTES LATER) THE PARAMEDICS ADMINISTERED FIRST AID UNTIL A MEDIVAC HELICOPTER ARR IVED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND PLACED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. HE SUFFERED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. F LOGS TO BE YARDED IN. HE SET THE #1 CHOKER NEAR THE BUTT END OF ONE LOG AND TH E #2 CHOKER ABOUT 17 FEET FROM THE BUTT END OF A TREE-LENGTH LOG. HE THEN RETREA TED TO A SPOT ABOUT 69 FEET UP THE HILL FROM THE LINES. HE THEN GAVE THE SIGNAL TO LIFT THE TURN OUT, AND THEN THE "GO AHEAD" SIGNAL. THE TREE LENGTH (APPROXIMA TELY 100 FEET) LOG SWUNG AROUND AS IT WAS BEING YARDED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE NOTICED EMPLOYEE #1 LYING ON THE GROUND AS THE RIGGI NG WAS ON ITS WAY BACK OUT TO THE SITE. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE WHISTLED FOR HELP. A RADIO CALL WAS MADE FOR AN AMBULANCE. AFTER THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED (ABOUT 20 MIN
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 494
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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