Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171017387 - Employee killed when struck by flying logging chain

Accident Summary Nr: 171017387 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 03/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126687201	03/26/1996	2411	0	Flansberg & Son Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 26, 1996, Employee #1, a choker setter, was using an Eagle III motorized carriage and 30 ft long by 3/4 in. wide chokers. When the carriage returned to his location and was stopped and clamped, he reached for the chokers to remove and reset them. At this time, the haulback line that was wrapped around the skyline became unwrapped and the slack whipped toward the front of the carriage, where Employee #1 was standing. The slack struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, CHOKER SETTER, HAULBACK LINE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126687201			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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