OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14213946
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS
GALLATIN, TN—
Event description
LOG SKIDDER OVERTURNED, KILLING OPERATOR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BACKING A FRANKLIN 170XL LOG SKIDDER DOWN A STEEP ROAD, PREPARIN G TO MOVE SOME LOGS. THE BRAKES APPARENTLY FAILED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO PULL T HE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE WHEELS THEN APPARENTLY LOCKED, CAUSING THE SKIDDER TO SL IDE OVER AN APPROXIMATE TWO FOOT DIRT BANK AT THE END OF THE ROAD. THE SKIDDER T URNED OVER THREE TIMES, THROWING THE OPERATOR FROM THE VEHICLE. EMPLOYEE #1 RECE IVED APPARENT INTERNAL INJURIES, AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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