Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14348106 - Employee killed when struck by hoisting mechanism

Accident Summary Nr: 14348106 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/25/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101262863	12/01/1987	2421	0	Buchanan Lumber Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was found dead at the rear of a tilt/hoist of a lumber stacker. This was not a designated work area and there were no witnesses. The hoist's arm may have come loose and fallen on him. Employee #1 had suffered a cut to the back of his head and a depressed trachea, and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, HOISTING MECHANISM, WORK RULES, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101262863			Fatality	Asphyxia	Machine operators, not specified

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