WHILE FLOYD USOFF WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD FROM SLASH TIMBER LYING ON THE GROUND, A LIMB FELL, STRIKING AND KILLING MR. USOFF. THE LIMB WAS 16\ LONG AND 8" IN DIAMETER. MR. USOFF WAS USING HIS OWN CHAIN SAW AND CUTTING THE WOOD FORHIS PERSONASL USE DURING WORKING HOURS, IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY.
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MSHA controller ID: M00158
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- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 13 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 53 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 39 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 26 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 9 non-fatal
- OTHER 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1986
8
1985
48
1984
44
1983
54 (1f)
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Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
January 28, 1983
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by falling object
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