Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610987 - Two employees killed in mud slide

Accident Summary Nr: 201610987 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 02/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302054648	02/19/1999	2411	0	Davidson Industries, Inc.

Abstract: On February 17, 1999, two timber cutters were felling timber on an approximate 60 degree slope. The logging crew left the site at about 1:30 p.m., and Employees #1 and #2 remained on the slope to finish with the log that they had felled. Later that day a mud slide occurred, burying and killing both employees. Two days later, a rescue crew recovered Employee #1 and continued to search for Employee #2.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, LOGGER, MUD SLIDE, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302054648			Fatality	Asphyxia	Timber cutting and logging occupations
2	302054648			Fatality	Asphyxia	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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