Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 885863 - Employee is struck and killed by log

Accident Summary Nr: 885863 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 05/14/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103666467	05/15/1990	2411	0	Whitestone Logging, Inc

Abstract: While helping a truck driver place wrappers on his load, Employee #1, a shovel operator, tried to throw a wrapper over the load. The wrapper became lodged on the top tier of logs and the employee tried to pull it back down. When the wrapper came down, it dislodged a 15 in. spruce log at the top of the load. The log struck the employee on the head, shoulder, chest, and hip. He died.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, SHOULDER, LOG, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103666467			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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