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Accident Summary Nr: 155184.015 - Employee is killed when struck in head by machine part
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660929.015 | 04/04/2023 | 113310 | Nature Tamer Llc |
Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working as a logger for a logging company was replacing the accumulator on a John Deere Skidder. The employee was working with a coworker who was also a logger while servicing the machine. The employee was servicing the accumulator or piston without locking out the machine. As the employee was servicing the machine, there was a release of the stored energy and one of the parts or part became a projectile. The part or parts struck the employee in the head, killing him. The stored pressure per square inch (psi) of the accumulator was no less than 2000 psi.
Keywords:
Air Pressure, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Compressed Air, Energized, Equipment Operator, Flying Object, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Logger, Logging, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Piston, Projectile, Repair, Skidder, Struck By, Tree Skidding
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1660929.015 | 54 | M | Fatality | Timber cutting and logging occupations |