Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 954164 - Employee struck and killed by log rolling off truck

Accident Summary Nr: 954164 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 03/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123695348	03/30/1994	2411	0	Willie Moore

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 25, 1994, Employee #1 and a coworker arrived at a log weighing station located on a log buyer's property. Employee #1 and the logger got out of the truck and the coworker loosened the log-retaining chain (one chain). A log measuring approximately 13 feet long by 8 inches in diameter immediately rolled from the dump truck, which was approximately 10 to 12 feet high. It struck Employee #1, who died almost immediately.

Keywords: LOG, WORK RULES, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123695348			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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