Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237812

HERMAN B. YOUNG LUMBER CO.

Event
UNSECURED, LOG, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, LOG TRUCK, LOAD BINDER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#103246096
Employer profile
HERMAN B. YOUNG LUMBER CO.
Summary number
14237812
Report ID
627100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOGS ROLLED OFF TRUCK, STRIKING HIM

Investigation abstract

When employee #1 removed the binders from a load of logs, some of the logs on th e top of the load rolled off and struck him. He was killed. The logs had been lo aded above the side stakes.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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