Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200230241 - Employee killed when skidder rolls down slope

Accident Summary Nr: 200230241 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 10/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300205895	10/08/1997	2411	0	Boller Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 was skidding logs when the right back tire of his skidder slipped off the edge of the road and the vehicle overturned. It rolled down a 30 degree slope, coming to rest with its wheels downhill and a portion of the equipment structure on top of Employee #1. He was crushed and killed. Had he been wearing his seatbelt, Employee #1 would most likely have survived.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, SKIDDER, LOGGING, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300205895			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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