Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 602615 - Employee dies after fall into log flume

Accident Summary Nr: 602615 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109464958	01/21/1992	4212	0	B & M Services, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109464966	01/17/1992	2621	0	Champion International

Abstract: Employee #1's pulpwood truck was being unloaded in the #1 wood yard. He had driven his 1979 International Transtar truck forward so that the fourth and final section of the trailer could be unloaded. The unloading equipment was a 250 Barko. After the trailer was unloaded, the employee could not be found. All the equipment in the area was shut down and the employee was found in a drum debarker. After the last section of the trailer was unloaded, the front wheels of the tractor were within 6 to 8 in. of the edge of the log flume, which was 10 ft deep. Apparently, Employee #1 fell into the flume. He died.

Keywords: FALL, OFF LOADING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109464958			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	109464966					Occupation Not Listed

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