OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802462
SHEPHERD - WILL, INC.
CATAWBA, SC·
Event description
Employee struck and killed by short log falling from truck
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 got out of his log truck to take off two chains that secured the log s to the truck. When the binder was unhooked and the tension released from the f orward chain, a short log swung from under the chain. Only the tip of the log, w hich was 10 ft long as opposed to the majority of the load, which was 25 ft long , had been under the chain. The log struck Employee #1 in the head, neck, and sh oulder area. He died later that evening.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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