Winlock Teen Killed in Logging Accident (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

(CHEHALIS, WA) -- An 18-year old Winlock man who was working in the woods was killed in a logging accident shortly before noon Wednesday when he was crushed by a piece of equipment.  The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports the man was setting chokers for a logging operation on Green Diamond property on the 4700 line off Pe Ell-McDonald Road west of Chehalis when a carriage was lowered.  It crushed the Winlock teen, killing him instantly.  According to the Sheriff’s Office, the man was working with his father who was on the scene when the accident happened.  The incident is being investigated by the state Department of Labor and Industries.