Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152493.015 - Employee is killed when crushed between claw arms

Accident Summary Nr: 152493.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/28/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1641322.015	12/28/2022		113310	S&S Timber

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 28, 2022, an employee was using a caterpillar logging saw to pull a stuck truck out of the mud. The employee was standing on the blade while wrapping a chain around the grappling arm of the saw. The grappling arm had a hydraulic failure which caused the left side claws to close crushing the employee between the claw arms of the saw. The employee died due to his injuries.

Keywords: Caught Between, Chain, Crushed, Crushing, Equipment Failure, Hydraulic, Logging, Pulling, Stuck, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1641322.015	62	M	Fatality

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