OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440549
HEAD,PINNED,WORK RULES,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,SLIPPERY SURFACE,LOGGING,OVERTURN
Event description
Employee killed when pinned by overturned log skidder
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a 1975 Clark Ranger 664 articulating, rubber-tired skidder to skid logs down a trail. The trail, which had a 35 percent slope, was covered with ice. The slick trail and the weight of the logs caused the skidder, which was steered using a joy stick, to turn sideways on the trail. The rear tire hit a stump, causing the back of the skidder to become airborne and then ove. The sk idder overturned, landing on its side. Employee #1 either fell or jumped from th e skidder. He was killed when its right rear wheel landed on him, causing massiv e head and upper body injuries. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt.
Victim
-
#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.