Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14204572 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOG ROLLS INTO HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14204572 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 12/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3105434	12/22/1985	2411	0	Double S Enterprises Inc

Abstract: December 20, 1985, Employee #1 was "side hill" felling timber on a steep slope. The employee fell a fir tree that hit another tree when it was committed to the fall. This contact caused the fir tree to change direction and it swung downhill, landing on some bucked logs (logs ready for milling). When Employee #1 went below the loose logs to complete the bucking activities, a log that was directly uphill from him rolled down into him. Employee #1 was killed when he sustained two punctured lungs, a punctured spleen, and one cracked rib.

Keywords: LUNG, SPLEEN, TREE FELLING, ROLL-OVER, LOAD SHIFT, LOGGER, RIB, BUCKING, LOGGING, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3105434			Fatality	Puncture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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