OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539944

ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,SKIDDER,LOGGING,LOST CONTROL

1987-01-07T00:00:00

Event: ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,SKIDDER,LOGGING,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14539944
Report ID: 830100

Event description

Employee killed when skidder rolls over bank

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 7, 1987, Employee #1 was returning from lu nch, riding on the running board on the downhill side of a Caterpillar 518 skidd er. The driver lost control and the skidder rolled over the bank. He was crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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