Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 972901 - Employee killed when crushed by skidder

Accident Summary Nr: 972901 -- Report ID: 0931800 -- Event Date: 02/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100955954	03/01/1988	2411	0	Lonnie Johnson Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Cat skidder, model #528, equipped with a front blade and rear grappler hook, to remove fallen logs from a small clearing partially surrounded by woods and brush. The terrain was hilly and uneven, with a working grade of 24 1/2 percent. The skidder was working on the downward side of the clearing . It has not been established whether Employee #1 was in the skidder cab or walking downhill in proximity to the skidder when it rolled over less than two complete times, striking Employee #1. The skidder came to an upright position and continued to travel downhill unattended, coming to rest over a small embankment 50 yards away. Employee #1 was found in the vicinity of the second rollover, having sustained fatal crushing injuries to his forehead and upper facial areas. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRUSHED, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100955954			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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