OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437610
CARLOCK LOGGING, INC.
OLA, ID·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by log that entered skidder cab
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 18, 1989, Employee #1 had just finished lu nch. He took a Caterpillar track skidder back to his assigned strip to continue skidding. While traveling to pick up his next drag, Employee #1 was apparently l ooking at logs to determine his drag. As he was looking, the blade on the front of the skidder lifted a sawlog up onto the track. As the skidder continued forwa rd, the log entered the cab and struck Employee #1 in the chest, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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