Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107706111 - S R Logging

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107706111

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 06/02/1993

Site Address:
S R Logging
5 Miles Off Hwy. 84
Lodi, AR 71943

Mailing Address:
Rt. 1, Box 180, Murfreesboro, AR 71958

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/12/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360440887

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 568972

Event: 05/31/1993

Employee crushed as large limb enters skidder cab

Employee #1 was operating a skidder. He had pulled a tow of logs from the woods and dropped them at the loading area. He was observed glancing backward at his grapple at the same time as he was turning and lowering the front blade. The observer assumed he was going to push the logs further off the road, but a large red oak tree with limbs 6 to 8 in. in diameter had earlier been felled across the road; its top had been cut off to clear the road. As the skidder was turning, a limb about 6 in. in diameter caught in the door opening and was forced into the left side of the employee, pinning his body against the opposite side of the cab and crushing the cab with such force that the skidder stalled. Employee #1 died of his injuries.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, PINNED, CRUSHED, LOGGER, SKIDDER, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107706111			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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