OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221658842
J&B LOGGING, LLP
WATSON, AR·
Event description
One employee dies, another is injured when crushed by equipm
Investigation abstract
At 8:03 a.m. on April 16, 2024, an Employee #1, Employee #2 and a coworker were cut to the forehead. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat paralysis and penetrating injuries to head, neck, and torso. topping felled trees in a cleared-out area of a logging site. The coworker was operating the John Deere 843L a Feller Buncher while Employee #1 and Employee #2 were riding on the feller head. In the process of driving, The coworker called out to Employee #1 and Employee #2 but did not get a verbal response. The coworker then stopped the equipment, got out of the cab and came to the front of the feller head. The coworker observed that the claws of the feller head had closed and crushed Employee #1 and Employee #2. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the site with depressed skull fractures on the back of the head and a large
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 496
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#2 Fatality Age 32 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 496
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