Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14440788 - One employee killed, one injured, when struck by yarder boom

Accident Summary Nr: 14440788 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 09/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101895191	09/21/1987	2411	0	Skyline Logging

Abstract: On September 16, 1987, Employee #1 was working in the St. Joe National Forest for a logging company owned by Employee #2. Employee #1 was working as a deck sawyer on a line skidding operation when the lattice boom collapsed, striking and killing him. Employee #2 was also struck by the boom and suffered a broken left hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAWYER, BOOM, COLLAPSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101895191			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	101895191			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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