OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #594028

GRAHAM LOGGING

PHILADELPHIA, MS· 1988-07-27T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, UNSECURED, CRUSHED, SKIDDER, LOGGING, MECH MALFUNCTION, SLOPE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106308927
Employer profile: GRAHAM LOGGING
Summary number: 594028
Report ID: 419400

Event description

Employee killed when crushed by logging skidder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to choke logs while the skidder was on a grade. The s kidder's parking brake was not operative and it rolled backward into the path of Employee #1, crushing his head. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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