Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14273205

E. J. CARRIER, INC.

Event
TREE FELLING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SKULL, TREE, SKIDDER, LOGGING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#103394813
Employer profile
E. J. CARRIER, INC.
Summary number
14273205
Report ID
111100

Event description

Employee crushed to death between tree and skidder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working at Thornedike Township cutting pulp wood logs. Employee #1 had felled a tree and went to hook up with the choker when the tree moved, cr ushing his skull against the skidder. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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