OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568661
COLLAPSE,CRUSHED,GUY,LOADER,LOGGING,TOWER
Event description
CRUSHED BY FALLING TOWER
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON JUNE 4, 1984, THE CONIFER-DOUGLAS COMPANY WAS WORKING A T THE ORCHARD 2 SALE LOGGING SITE 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LORANE, OREGON. THE RIGGI NG CREW HAD CHOKED AND SIGNALED AHEAD FOR A LARGE FIR BUTT LOG WHEN TWO GUYLINES PARTED, AND A THIRD GUYLINE SEPARATED FROM ITS ANCHOR POINT. THIS ALLOWED THE T OWER (METALSPAR) TO COLLAPSE (FALL). THE METAL SPAR FELL ACROSS THE MANATOWOC LO ADER, CRUSHING THE OPERATOR'S CAB AND FATALLY INJURING THE LOADER OPERATOR (EMPL OYEE #1).
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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