Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631777 - Employee killed when crushed by skycar carriage

Accident Summary Nr: 201631777 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/03/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304107576	04/03/2001	2411	0	Fishhawk Logging Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was a chaser on the landing of a logging operation utilizing a yarder. The yarder engineer had just landed a turn of logs. When Employee #1 approached the chokers to release them from the logs the skyline brake released, allowing the "skycar" carriage to drop from above the turn of logs down onto Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained severe crushing injuries and died on the site.

Keywords: YARDING, CRUSHED, LACERATION, LOGGER, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304107576			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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