OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #976852
WESTVILLE LOGGING DIV OF WALNUT LANE FARMS
MILL CREEK, IN·
Event description
Employee dies after struck by log
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 6, 1988, Employee #1 was leaning over to pick up a chain that was on the ground on the south side of a semi trailer when a log that was being loaded from the north side of the trailer rolled off. The l og struck Employee #1 in the back and rolled over and off him. He sustained a co ncussion and multiple internal injuries. Employee #1 was treated by first respon ders, then rushed to the hospital, where he died at 6:48 p.m. that day.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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