Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170748263 - Employee killed when struck by falling log

Accident Summary Nr: 170748263 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116232760	04/19/1996	2411	0	Circle H. Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: On April 17, 1996, Employee #1, the owner of his own company, was delivering a tractor trailer load of logs to a lumber company. He pulled into the log yard and then removed the nylon straps securing the logs. He threw the straps up over the driver's side. When Employee #1 was rolling up one of the straps on the passenger's side, a log rolled off the top of the trailer and fell on him. Employee #1 was killed. He had stacked the logs higher than the side rails on the passenger's side of the trailer.

Keywords: LOG, WORK RULES, LOG TRAILER, LOG TRUCK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116232760			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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