Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84717.015 - Employee is struck and killed by out of control log.

Accident Summary Nr: 84717.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/14/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1140602.015	04/14/2016		113310	Mark Crawford Logging, Inc

Abstract: At 3:01 p.m. on April 14, 2016, an employee was working as a logger. He was choking logs at the bottom of the mountain. Two logs, both about 23 meters (75 feet) long, were unhooked near the landing chute at the same time. One of the logs was secured by a coworker, who was working as a processor. The other log, which was 22.6 meters (74 feet) long, rolled down the mountain. It struck the employee and he was killed.

Keywords: Crushing, Log, Logger, Logging, Slope, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1140602.015	32	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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