Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91972.015 - Employee is struck and crushed by a log skidder

Accident Summary Nr: 91972.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 11/11/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1201557.015	01/10/2017		113310	Twin Mills Timber And Tie Company, Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 11, 2016, an employee was operating a John Deere 540D log skidder. There were two employees onsite in this very rural 1700 acre tract of land. There were using a Hydro- Ax machine to fell the trees, and using multiple log skidders to move the logs. The employee stopped the log skidder, left it running without setting the safety brake and climbed out on the ground. The machine moved and ran over and crushed the employee.

Keywords: Crushing, Logging, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1201557.015	46	M	Fatality

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