OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541684
THOMPSON TIMBER COMPANY
JONESBORO, GA·
Event description
Employee killed when run over by skidder
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 7, 1987, Employee #1 talked with a coworker ground. The area where Employee #1 was found had a slope of 4 ft:25 ft. by telephone and discussed the day's work. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Employee #1 was discovered dead by two coworkers when they arrived at the job site. The c oworkers found the skidder running without its brakes set or blade lowered, and with the transmission in neutral. Apparently Employee #1 had been working alone, pulling logs with the skidder, when he dismounted without setting the brakes or lowering the blade. Apparently the unsecured skidder began rolling and struck a nd ran over Employee #1. He had operated this equipment since 1971 and had never been observed getting off the machine without lowering the blade, even on level
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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