OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440788
SKYLINE LOGGING
ST. JOE, ID·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured, when struck by yarder boom
Investigation abstract
On September 16, 1987, Employee #1 was working in the St. Joe National Forest fo r a logging company owned by Employee #2. Employee #1 was working as a deck sawy er on a line skidding operation when the lattice boom collapsed, striking and ki lling him. Employee #2 was also struck by the boom and suffered a broken left ha nd.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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