Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14232276 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOG SKIDDER ROLLS OVER

Accident Summary Nr: 14232276 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 12/01/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17568106	12/05/1989	2421	0	Paint Creek Logging Company, Incorporated

Abstract: On December 2, 1989, Employee #1 tried to coast a log skidder without a drive shaft down a mountain so he could get his lunch from his truck parked at the base of the mountain. Employee #1 was the person that removed the drive shaft from the skidder the previous day. The brakes on this skidder are located on the drive shaft so there was no way of slowing or stopping the skidder. The logging road was at an approximate angle of 40 degrees to the horizontal. When the skidder approached a slight curve Employee #1 lost control and the skidder overturned throwing the Employee #1 out of the cab. The skidder rolled over Employee #1 crushing and killing him. No one saw the skidder overturn but it was found upside down lodged against a tree. Employee #1 was not using a seat belt.

Keywords: BRAKE, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, SKIDDER, LOGGING, DRIVE SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17568106			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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