Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201620499 - Employee killed when struck by log rolling down hill

Accident Summary Nr: 201620499 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 08/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303918643	08/22/2000	2411	0	Huffman & Wright Logging Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was approaching a log from the down hill side, preparing to set a choker. Employee #1's activity dislodged the log from its resting location, causing it to roll down the hill. Employee #1 was in the path of the log and could not escape. Employee #1 was struck and pinned by the moving log, causing fatal crushing injuries.

Keywords: LOG, PINNED, CHOKER SETTER, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303918643			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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