Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103677035 - Southeast Timber, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 103677035

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 05/05/1988

Site Address:
Southeast Timber, Inc.
9-1/2 Miles 1000 Spur
View Cove, AK 99950

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 362, Hydaburg, AK 99922

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360734271

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14305171

Event: 05/05/1988

Truck driver killed when struck by bulldozer

Employee #1, a dump truck driver, climbed on the hood of the truck to clean the front window. While he was climbing off, a Caterpillar D-8 struck the front of the truck with its ripper attachment and either knocked Employee #1 off the truck or struck him as he was lying on the ground. Employee #1 was found face down in front of the dump truck, with broken ribs, a severed spinal cord, and internal injuries. He had died instantly. There were no witnesses and the D-8 operator never realized that he had struck either the truck or Employee #1. Employee #1 was wearing head phones from a Walkman cassette recorder, and presumably did not hear the D-8 back out of the turnaround next to his dump truck.

Keywords: SPINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103677035			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy
2	103677035			Fatality	Puncture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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