Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14293450 - Employee killed when struck by falling log

Accident Summary Nr: 14293450 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 07/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3144102	07/08/1986	2411	0	Ralph L Fisher

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on July 7, 1986, Employee #1 was chasing logs being landed at a logging operation approximately 40 miles west of Merlin, OR. When Employee #1 finished branding and painting the log ends behind the truck cab, he stepped down from the chain box on the driver's side of the truck, hesitated a few moments, and then started to walk alongside and to the rear of the partially loaded truck. As the loader operator swung the boom over the load to pick up a log from the deck, the heeling rack hit a log on top of the load. The log rolled off, struck Employee #1 on the head, and came to rest on top of him. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, LOG, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3144102			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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