Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170247852 - Employee killed when struck by flying wood

Accident Summary Nr: 170247852 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 08/02/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115409948	09/23/1996	2411	0	Ronald W Broadfoot Dba Broadfoot Logging

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner and operator of a track skidder, was backing up a narrow road to grapple a log. It is believed that the tracks of the skidder picked up a small piece of wood and propelled it backward, impaling Employee #1. He was thrown from the skidder as it rolled downhill approximately 50 ft. Employee #1 was killed when struck by the piece of flying wood.

Keywords: EJECTED, IMPALED, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115409948			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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