OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481279
CRUSHED,STAKES,TRUCK,LOG TRUCK,LOAD BINDER
Event description
4 LOGS ROLLED OFF LOGGING TRUCK ONTO DRIVER
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:30 pm on November 7, 1984, Employee #1 arrived at the sawmill hospital at Charleston, WV. The employee died at approximately 12:30 am on Nove mber 8, 1984, of multiple injuries to the head, chest, and leg. log yard with a truck load of logs. The truck had stakes on both sides. (On the passenger side, the stakes were designed to fall to allow the logs to roll off the truck after unbinding.) The logs were arranged in a pyramid above the level of the stakes. The truck was parked on level ground. The employee removed the bi nders from the driver's side of the truck and loosened the rear binder. The driv er was walking toward the cab of the truck when four logs (one 16 ft long, three 8 ft long), weighing approximately 1200 lbs, rolled over the stakes and fell on him. The driver was transported to a hospital at Montgomery, WV, and again to a
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 13
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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