Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170572762 - Employee killed when skidder pulls out stuck fuel truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170572762 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302428230	04/19/2000	2411	0	Heyward Moore Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 was backing a fuel truck over a homemade bridge onto the log deck when he cut too sharp and backed the truck into a ditch. He called the skidder over to pull him out. The skidder operator positioned his machine and Employee #1, in full view of the operator, signaled to start pulling. The skidder began extricating the fuel truck when somehow Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DITCH, STUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, SKIDDER, FUEL TRUCK, LOGGING, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302428230			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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