OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539266

EYE,HEAD,JILLPOKE,SKIDDER,LOGGING,PUNCTURE

1984-09-17T09:10:00

Event: EYE,HEAD,JILLPOKE,SKIDDER,LOGGING,PUNCTURE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14539266
Report ID: 830100

Event description

STRUCK BY JILLPOKE

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SKIDDING LOGS W ITH A 518 CAT RUBBER-TIRED SKIDDER. THIS WAS HIS THIRD TRIP INTO THE CLEAR CUT A REA AFTER LOGS. ON THE WAY DOWN WITH THE LOGS THE SKIDDER HIT A JILLPOKE, WHICH CAME THROUGH THE SCREEN MESH AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. THE JILLPOKE SPLIT AN D THE SHARP END ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE, GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD AND COMI NG OUT OVER HIS RIGHT EAR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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