Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200650166 - Employee killed when crushed against tree by skidder

Accident Summary Nr: 200650166 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 12/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300481397	12/12/1997	2411	0	Gustafson Logging Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a skidder operator, was felling a tree when his skidder began to roll backward. He became caught between the tree and the skidder, sustaining fatal crushing injuries.

Keywords: CHOCK, TREE FELLING, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SKIDDER, UNMANNED, LOGGING, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300481397			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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