OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568406
LUOTO LOGGING
WILLAMINA, OR—
Event description
FALL FROM WORK PLATFROM
Investigation abstract
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, A LOGGING CREW WAS MOVING RIGGING TO ESTABLISH A NE E LINES. W YARDING ROADWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE YARDER WORK PLATFORM, SPOOLIN G OFF LINE TO THE RIGGING CREW BELOW THE LANDING. THE LOADER OPERATOR, A QUALIFI ED TIMBER FELLER, CUT A LARGE FIR TREE UPHILL FROM THE YARDER. THE TREE STUMP WA S TO BE USED AS A NEW GUY LINE ANCHOR FOR THE YARDER. AS THE TREE FELL, IT STRUC K TWO OF THE TENSIONED GUY LINES SERVING THE YARDER'S TOWER. THE TOWER AND YARDE R WERE PULLED OVER BACKWARDS, THROWING EMPLOYEE #1 SEVEN FEET TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A SERIOUS SPINAL INJURY. THE TREE FELLER FAILED TO SEE THE TOWER GUY L INES, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN LOWERED, DUE TO THE THICK VEGETATION BETWEEN HIM AND TH
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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