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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14294243

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

Event
LOG,WORK RULES,CHOKER SETTER,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14294243
Report ID
1054116

Event description

Employee killed when struck by log

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was struck by a log while setting chokers behind a Caterpillar D6 tr actor. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    494
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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