Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221615453

R & F LOGGING, INC.

Event
Blade, Chain Saw, Laceration, Neck, Struck Against, Tree Felling, Tripped
NAICS
113310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347097156
Employer profile
R & F LOGGING, INC.
Summary number
221615453
Report ID
0213100

Event description

Employee is killed when trips and falls onto chain saw

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2023, an employee was walking to the felled trees with an idling chain saw. The employee tripped and fell onto the chain saw blade, lacerating his neck. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Event type
    4
    Occupation code
    496

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