Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170006795 - Employee killed when skidder overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170006795 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 11/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115174914	11/18/1998	2411	0	Bruce E Jensen

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 10, 1998, Employee #1, a skidder operator, was choking a log on a slope with a grade of 5:7. The right front tire of the skidder slipped off a stump, causing it to became oriented sideways to the slope. Employee #1 was backing up the hill to reorient the skidder with the slope when the vehicle articulated. This raised its center of gravity, and the skidder rolled over. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: TREE SKIDDING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STEEP GRADE, MECH MAT HANDLING, LOGGING, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115174914			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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