Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120883.015 - Employee fractures leg while pulling jammed log out of conve

Accident Summary Nr: 120883.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1404987.015	05/29/2019		321113	Sierra Forest Products

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was attempting to extract an 18 inch by 4 foot log that was stuck in a Trommel Screen conveyor by pulling on it. The log was wet and heavy but released easier than the employee expected causing him to lose his balance and fall backward onto an uneven surface. The employee incurred a compound fracture to his left leg and required hospitalization for surgery.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Conveyor, Fall, Fracture, Jammed, Leg, Log, Lost Balance, Lost Control, Lumber, Machine operator, Material Handling, Screen, Slip, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404987.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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