Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517551

BARNHILL LOGGING

Event
MAINTENANCE, BOOM, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, LOADER, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1982529
Employer profile
BARNHILL LOGGING
Summary number
14517551
Report ID
419700

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHEN CAUGHT UNDER BOBCAT BOOM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GREASING A CASE UNI-LOADER. HE WAS UNDER THE BOOM WITH THE CUTTE R IN THE UP POSITION. HE APPARENTLY CONTACTED THE CONTROLS, CAUSING THE BOOM TO DESCEND AND CRUSH HIM AGAINST THE BOBCAT BODY.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    22
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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