Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14353726 - Employee killed when log falls from top of log truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14353726 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18353144	01/15/1992	2411	0	T & M Logging, Inc.

Abstract: On January 10, 1992, Employee #1 was getting ready to unload his log trailer at Perry Lumber Company. When he got to the lumber mill, he weighed in and then went to the green chain building. He got out of the truck, went to the back on the driver's side, and released the chain and binders. He started to go to the front of the trailer when a truck driver in back of him started blowing his horn and shouting at him about a loose log on top of the log truck. Also, a coworker beside him told Employee #1 about the loose log on top of the log truck, but Employee #1 ignored them. His coworker went to the other side of a forklift that was next to the log trailer. Employee #1 went to the front of the log truck and released the binder and chain. He had his arms raised, pulling the chain, when the log fell and rolled down his front, crushing him below the waist. He was flown to Tallahassee and died at 2:31 during an operation.

Keywords: UNSECURED, LOG, LOG TRUCK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18353144			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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