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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567879

CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,LOGGING

Event
CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,SKIDDER,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14567879
Report ID
454510

Event description

PINNED UNDER WHEEL OF SKIDDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A SKIDDER OPERATOR, WAS PULLING A NINETY FOOT LONG LOAD DOWN A DIRT ROAD WITH A FRANKLIN SKIDDER. THE SKIDDER WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE OPERATOR WAS FOUND DEAD UNDER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. SINCE THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESSES IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE OPERATOR JUMPED OR WAS THROWN FROM THE SKIDDER. THE SKI DDER DID NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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