OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14273205

TREE FELLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,SKULL,TREE,SKIDDER,LOGGING

1989-01-16T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,SKULL,TREE,SKIDDER,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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 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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