Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14250963 - Employee decapitated while under skidder

Accident Summary Nr: 14250963 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111139028	09/25/1992	2411	0	Morris Logging Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing on a logging deck. When he finished one load he went from the deck to a skidder that was being serviced approximately 60 yards away and looked under it to see what the mechanic was working on. No one saw Employee #1 when he approached the skidder or while he was looking under it. The mechanic finished his job and the foreman told the operator to raise the blade. When the blade was raised, the skidder's lower arm caught Employee #1's head against the skidder body, decapitating him.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SKIDDER, DECAPITATED, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111139028			Fatality	Amputation	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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