Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 603597 - Employee crushed to death by logs after traffic accident

Accident Summary Nr: 603597 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/20/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109252924	04/21/1993	2411	0	Curtis Leech Logging

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m., on April 20, 1993, Employee #1 flagged two vehicles on the highway while his coworkers felled a large tree nearby. While Employee #1 held back the traffic, a runaway log truck struck the rear of the standing vehicles, killing both drivers. The runaway log truck overturned, spilling its load. The logs rolled over onto Employee #1, crushing him to death.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, LOG, FLAGMAN, COLLISION, CRUSHED, LOG TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109252924			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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