OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540041

EJECTED,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,STEEP GRADE,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,LOGGING,LOST CONTROL

1987-08-11T00:00:00

Event: EJECTED,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,STEEP GRADE,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,LOGGING,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14540041
Report ID: 830100

Event description

Employee killed when thrown from tractor skidder

Investigation abstract

On August 11, 1987, Employee #1 was working on a hillside with a slope of approx imately 60 percent. He apparently lost control of his D-4H Caterpillar tractor s kidder, and it rolled approximately 217 ft. Although the skidder was equipped wi th ROPS, Employee #1 was thrown out of the cab and killed. The physical evidence suggests that he was not wearing his seat belt.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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