Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14539308 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LOG SKIDDER ROLLED OVER ONTO HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14539308 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 05/04/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100028430	05/05/1988	2411	0	Dakota Logging

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON MAY 4, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH DURING THE ROLL-OVER OF A CLARK 668 RUBBER TIRED LOG SKIDDER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THROWN FROM THE SKIDDER APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET DOWN THE 50 PERCENT GRADE. THE SKIDDER ROLLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES ALL THE WAY DOWN THE 300 FOOT SLOPE. THE SKIDDER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROPS BUT NOT WITH A SEAT BELT.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, ROPS, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, SKIDDER, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100028430			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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