OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535256

HEAD,LOG,TRAILER TRUCK,STRUCK BY,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT

1985-02-05T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,LOG,TRAILER TRUCK,STRUCK BY,TRAILER,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14535256
Report ID: 830300

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING LOG

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HAULING LOGS TO A SAWMILL. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SAWMILL, THE EMPL OYEE RELEASED THE LOAD BINDER WHICH KEPT THE LOAD OF LOGS SECURED TO THE TRAILER . ONE OF THE LOGS ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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