Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14517429 - Employee crushed by log rolling off of trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 14517429 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/23/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1981406	10/25/1984	2411	0	G & S Logging Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1981133	10/25/1984	2421	0	Coastal Lumber Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was releasing a wire rope that bound some logs on a trailer. He was directly adjacent to the trailer, approximately 2 feet from the load, on the driver's side. The trailer was a Big John double-bunk log trailer. The trailer had two sections, each loaded with 18-foot-long logs. The trailer was towed by a Mack tractor (VIN R6858T42301). Employee #1 received fatal injuries when an 18-foot-long log, 13 in. in diameter, fell on his chest. The trailer was loaded 72 inches high with logs. The containment stakes were only 48 inches high.

Keywords: LOG, LOG TRAILER, STAKES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1981406			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	1981133					Occupation Not Listed

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