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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542302

CHEST,LOG LOADER,BOOM,HYDRAULIC LINE,RUPTURE,LOGGING

Event
CHEST,LOG LOADER,BOOM,HYDRAULIC LINE,RUPTURE,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14542302
Report ID
418100

Event description

STRUCK BY LOG

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A HYDRAULIC LOG LOADER AT A LOGGING SITE. THE JOB WAS TO STACK THE TRIMMED LOGS IN AN ARC AROUND THE LOADER. AS THE OPERATOR WAS SWING ING THE LOADER AROUND WITH A LOAD OF LOGS (TWO), THE HYDRAULIC LINE FOR THE MAST BOOM CYLINDER BURST. THE MAST BOOM SWUNG BACK TOWARDS THE CAB OF THE LOADER. TH E LOGS BEING MOVED STRUCK THE OPERATOR IN THE CHEST, RESULTING IN A FATAL INJURY .

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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