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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539944

KELLY LOGGING, INC.

Event
ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CRUSHED, SKIDDER, LOGGING, LOST CONTROL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100847938
Employer profile
KELLY LOGGING, INC.
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. #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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