Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200373041 - Employee Is Killed after Being Struck by a Skidder

Accident Summary Nr: 200373041 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307431411	05/11/2004	2411	113310	Mckittrick Brothers Timber Company

Abstract: On May 11, 2004, Employee #1 was using a skidder to load a delimbing gate onto the lowboy trailer. After picking up the gate with the skidder's grapplers, he started backing up the skidder onto the lowboy. The skidder was halfway onto the lowboy when he decided to get out of it's cab. As he proceeded to get out of the skidder, he either slipped or fell out onto the ground. The brake of the skidder failed, causing it to roll forward and over him. He was killed when the skidder struck him.

Keywords: FALL, SKIDDER, TRAILER, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307431411			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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