OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221524937

S&S TIMBER

CLINTON, LA— 2022-12-28T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Chain, Crushed, Crushing, Equipment Failure, Hydraulic, Logging, Pulling, Stuck, Truck
NAICS: 113310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346413222
Employer profile: S&S TIMBER
Summary number: 221524937
Report ID: 0625700

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed between claw arms

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on December 28, 2022, an employee was using a caterpillar logging saw to pull a stuck truck out of the mud. The employee was standing on the blade while wrapping a chain around the grappling arm of the saw. The grappling arm had a hydraulic failure which caused the left side claws to close crushing the employee between the claw arms of the saw. The employee died due to his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
2

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