OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568729

BOHEMIA INC

DISSTON, OR— 1984-09-27T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, STRUCK BY, SLING, LOGGING, CHOKER, CABLE LOGGING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15061575
Employer profile: BOHEMIA INC
Summary number: 14568729
Report ID: 1054114

Event description

CABLE LOGGING ACCIDENT - HIT BY CABLE.

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING WITH A LOGGING BRUSH CREW, CONTROLLING WHISTLE SIGNALS T O THE LANDING. HE HAD CHOKED TWO LOGS, USING CHOKERS THAT WERE NOT ATTACHED TO T HE DROPLINE CARRIAGE. HE THEN WATCHED AS THE REST OF THE CREW CHOKED A LARGE LOG . WHILE THE LOG WAS BEING YARDED OUT OF IT'S BED, THE CHOKER CABLE PARTED AND WA S SLUNG UP AND AROUND TO THE AREA OF EMPLOYEE #1. HE RAN A SHORT DISTANCE, BUT W AS HIT ON THE HEAD BY THE FLYING CABLE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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