Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200260453 - Employee killed when struck by log in boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200260453 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302075874	09/24/1998	2411	0	B & M Forestry, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on September 22, 1998, Employee #1 was walking in the vicinity of a log truck as a loader operator was grappling the last hardwood log from the log deck onto the bed of the truck. As he swung the boom around, the log struck Employee #1 on the head. He suffered massive hemorrhaging and was transported to Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia, AR. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m.

Keywords: LOADING, CLEARANCE, HEAD, LOG LOADER, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302075874			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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