Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611589 - One employee killed and one injured when thrown downhill

Accident Summary Nr: 201611589 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 12/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302684352	12/02/1999	2411	0	Harveys Selective Logging Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302684394	12/02/1999	2411	0	Weyerhaeuser Company

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on December 3, 1999, the logging rigging hauled Employees #1 and #2 up the hill towards the landing. It appears that when a brake was released on the Macke logging carriage, they were thrown approximately 100 ft down the hill. Employee #1 sustained internal injuries, as well as a laceration to the back of his head. He was hospitalized. Employee #2 was killed at the scene of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, BRAKE, LACERATION, HAULBACK LINE, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302684352	Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers
2	302684352	Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers
3	302684394			Occupation Not Listed

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