Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14548416 - Employee killed when crushed between logs and log clamp

Accident Summary Nr: 14548416 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 08/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2536670	08/03/1988	2411	0	Silver Bay Logging, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 17, was banding logs loaded on metal racks or bunks. He had banded the east end of the load and was crimping the sleeve on the west end when a 988B log loader approached and slid its forks (tines) under the logs. It then lowered its log clamps (bailer-tusks) to secure the load, trapping Employee #1 between the clamps and the logs. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LOADER, LOGGING, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2536670			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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