Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79081.015 - Employee is killed in skid steer roll-over

Accident Summary Nr: 79081.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/24/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1087541.015	08/26/2015		113310	Thompkins Logging Company

Abstract: At 11:45 on August 24, 2015, Employee #1 was operating a John Deere 640 Skid Steer, pulling logs from a ravine in the woods. The skid steer shifted sideways and flipped over, rolling down the hill. Employee #1 was not provided a seat belt, so when the skid steer flipped over, the employee was thrown from the cab. Employee #1 was crushed under the weight of the skid steer in the roll-over. He sustained head injuries and a crushed chest and was killed.

Keywords: Chest, Crushed, Head, Logger, Logging, Roll-Over, Seat Belt, Skidder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1087541.015	51	M	Fatality		Operating engineers

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