OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539852

HEAD,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,LOGGING,SLOPE

1986-06-23T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,LOGGING,SLOPE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14539852
Report ID: 830100

Event description

Employee crushed and killed when skidder overturns

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 24, 1986, Employee #1 was skidding logs with a Caterpillar 518 rubber-tired skidder. The skidder apparently rolled over at th e top of a 150 ft hill at a point where the grade was approximately 40 percent. Employee #1 was thrown out of the skidder, which rolled over on him and crushed his head. He was killed. The skidder was not equipped with seat belts. There wer e no witnesses to the accident.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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