Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092061 - Employee killed by falling log from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201092061 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126137363	10/09/1998	5989	0	Nick'S Firewood

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on October 9, 1998, Employee #1, a truck driver, was found dead near his truck. A piece of wood 8 ft high on the truck fell off onto Employee #1 who was about 6 ft tall. He received a blow to the head from a 15-in. long by 12-in. diameter piece of firewood that weighted approximately 40 lbs. It is believed that the truck driver was going around with a stick checking the load to make sure no fire wood would fall off during travel. This was a common practice.

Keywords: HEAD, LOG, LOG TRAILER, TRUCK, LOG TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126137363			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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