Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170237408 - Employee suffers concussion in fall from runaway skidder

Accident Summary Nr: 170237408 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 08/15/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111539458	08/16/1990	2411	0	Jolk Logging Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on August 15, 1990, Employee #1, the operator, was using the blade of a Garrett 21-A skidder to push a rigging box back into a pickup after it had bounced toward the rear of the pickup box. He either didn't get the skidder into reverse or it jumped out of gear because the skidder began freewheeling down an approximately 15 percent grade gravel road. The skidder rolled approximately 149 ft and came to a stop. Approximately 20 ft prior to the skidder stopping, Employee #1 jumped out and hit the road surface, suffering a concussion and a head laceration.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, STEEP GRADE, LACERATION, SKIDDER, CONCUSSION, LOGGING, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111539458			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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