Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14305700 - Employee struck and killed by forks of log stacker

Accident Summary Nr: 14305700 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 08/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108528829	08/17/1993	2411	0	Whitestone Southeast Logging Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on August 17, 1993, Employee #1 was banding a bundle of logs in a saddle or false bunk. A Raygo Wagner stacker (a large forklift) approached from the opposite side of the bundle to remove it from the saddle. The equipment operator didn't see Employee #1 and, while attempting to pick up the load, the equipment's forks and tusks struck Employee #1, who was killed instantly.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108528829			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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