OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301683

CLEARANCE,LOG,WORK RULES,JAMMED,CHOKER SETTER,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

1987-09-24T00:00:00

Event: CLEARANCE,LOG,WORK RULES,JAMMED,CHOKER SETTER,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14301683
Report ID: 653510

Event description

Employee killed when struck and pinned by log

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a choker setter, was standing uphill from a skidder when one of th e logs being skidded jammed into a tree, lifting and swinging the other end arou nd. The log struck Employee #1 in the back, knocking him to the ground and comin g to rest on his head, neck, and back. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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