Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341036 - Employee dies when struck by falling loader boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14341036 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106947211	08/19/1994	2411	0	Murray Forestry

Abstract: As Employee #1 was walking from the service truck to the skidder, he entered the danger area of a previously failed (broken) boom of the Barko knuckle boom loader. The boom fell, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, BOOM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106947211			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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