Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14482095 - Employee killed when head caught between log and carriage

Accident Summary Nr: 14482095 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 03/02/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
619437	03/04/1987	2421	0	Braxton Lumber Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a barker operator at a sawmill, was trying to dislodge a 39-in. log from the log deck. He slipped from the cant log on which he was standing and fell between the log and the log carriage. After he fell, the log moved and his head became caught between it and the head block on the log carriage. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LOG, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SKULL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	619437			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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