Inspection Detail

Inspection: 217764604 - Plum Creek Timber Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 217764604

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 11/08/1983

Site Address:
Plum Creek Timber Co Inc
Hwy 93 N
Pablo, MT 59855

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Records

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1983

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/15/1983

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14539845

Event: 05/15/1986

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED IN CAB OF FRONT END LOADER

ON MAY 15, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PUSHING FUEL CHIPS TO THE TOP OF A 150 FOOT HIGH CHIP PILE. WHILE BACKING DOWN THE PILE THE REAR WHEELS BACKED OVER THE EDGE OF THE SIDE OF THE PILE, CAUSING THE FRONT END LOADER TO FLIP OVER, LANDING DIRECTLY ON ITS TOP. DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE (ROPS), THE CAB WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED. THE FRONT END LOADER (SN 12 AHG 118) FELL APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF THE EDGE OF THE PILE TO THE SURFACE BELOW.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	217764604			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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