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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506653

LOG,LOAD SHIFT,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LEG,FRACTURE,ABDOMEN,STRUCK BY,METAL STRIP,FALLING OBJECT

Event
LOG,LOAD SHIFT,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LEG,FRACTURE,ABDOMEN,STRUCK BY,METAL STRIP,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14506653
Report ID
830500

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling logs

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 8, 1986, Employee #1 removed a webbed str ap that was securing bundles of log poles to a flat bed truck. The bundles were held together with metal strapping and stacked one on top of the other. The meta l strapping on the top bundle broke, and the logs fell on Employee #1. He suffer ed injuries to his abdomen and fractured his legs. He died at the hospital as a result of his injuries.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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