Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909093 - Employee killed when fell buncher overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 909093 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115689978	02/24/1993	2411	0	L. Peoples Logging, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a feller-buncher on rough terrain when it turned over on its left side. The vehicle was equipped with an enclosure canopy and seat belts but the left side of Employee #1's skull struck against the cage and frame. Employee #1 died on February 22, 1993, from brain swelling caused by a fracture of the left base of the skull.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNEVEN GROUND, STRUCK AGAINST, FELLER-BUNCHER, SKULL, LOGGING, BRAIN, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115689978			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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