Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200902179 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Log

Accident Summary Nr: 200902179 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 04/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310987615	04/15/2008	2411	113310	Wheeler 3g Logging, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 14, 2008, Employee #1 was standing next to a bolster trailer almost fully loaded with logs. Employee #1 was preparing to trim the logs on the trailer with a pole saw. A coworker, the operator of a Knuckleboom Hydraulic Log Loader, was positioning the last log onto the trailer. The loaded logs created a blind spot on the opposite side of the trailer for the operator. As the 35 ft long log swung onto the trailer, the side of the log struck Employee #1 in the chest. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, LOG LOADER, LOG, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LOG TRAILER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310987615			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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