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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14206437

HEAD,YARDING,LOG,WORK RULES,CHOKER SETTER,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

Event
HEAD,YARDING,LOG,WORK RULES,CHOKER SETTER,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14206437
Report ID
1054116

Event description

STRUCK BY LOG BEING YARDED

Investigation abstract

ON JUNE 4, 1985, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE SETTING CHOKERS AT A LOGGING OPERATION LOCAT LLING HIM. ED ELEVEN MILES EAST OF REEDSPORT OREGON. AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM, THE GRABINSKI L OGGING SYSTEM BEING USED TO LOG DOWNHILL ON A 70% SLOPE RETURNED TO THE BRUSH FO R THE NEXT TURN OF LOGS. THE EMPLOYEES SET THE TWO CHOKERS AND MOVED TO ONE SIDE , WITH THEIR BACKS TO A ROCK BLUFF. THE RIGGING SLINGER, STANDING AND FACING THE TURN, GAVE THE GO-AHEAD SIGNAL. AS THE CHOKERS TIGHTENED THE 35 FOOT LOG IN THE BACK CHOKER SURGED FORWARD AND DOWN THE HILL. THE LOG STRUCK AGAINST THE BUTT E ND OF A SMALL POLE LYING AGAINST A STUMP. THIS CAUSED THE SMALL END OF THE LOG T O SWING BACK UP THE HILL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD, KI

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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