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Inspection: 15270762 - Tuxekan Logging Co.
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Inspection Information - Office: Alaska | ||||
| Nr: 15270762 | Report ID: 1050210 | Open Date: 07/12/1986 | ||
| Tuxekan Logging Co. | ||||
| Laboucher Bay, Pouch E Ketchikan, AK 99901 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2411/Logging | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/13/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 07/13/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360734222 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14547970 | Event: 07/11/1986 | Employee Killed When Struck By Pivoting Log | ||||
| At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 11, 1986, Employee #1, of the Tuxekon Logging Co., was using a 181 Husqvarna power saw to buck a 16 in. top diameter by 40 ft 10 in. long log from a felled tree. When the log was cut, it began to roll away from him. The severing action dislodged the remaining 65 ft section of the tree, which lay diagonally on a 50 percent grade. The tree slid down the slope, struck a standing tree, and pivoted around, with the freshly bucked end swinging up near Employee #1. He lost his balance and fell into the path of the swinging tree section. The log struck him in the chest, causing massive crushing injuries and a broken neck. Employee #1 was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: chest, log, work rules, steep grade, crushed, neck, struck by, bucking, logging, lost balance | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 15270762 | Fatality | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations | ||