Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380129 - Employee killed when struck by rolling log

Accident Summary Nr: 200380129 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300280518	02/08/1999	2411	0	Paul Fremer Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a skidder operator and choker setter, had hooked up five felled trees to a skidder. As the vehicle moved between the trees, one of the logs rolled up onto another log from which the choker had become unhooked. Employee #1 apparently stopped the skidder, dismounted, and went to the rear, where he attempted to rechoke the log. He was lying across the log to reach the choker when the top log became dislodged and rolled approximately 30 in. onto him. Employee #1 suffered a severe blow to his back and neck and was knocked to the ground. He died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, NECK, SKIDDER, LOGGING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300280518			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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