Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121075.015 - Employee amputates toes while riding on skidder tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 121075.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440369.015	10/24/2019		113310	Messer Logging Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on October 1, 2019, an employee was tying logs with chokers when he hitched a ride on the skidder blade arm. When the skidder operator raised the blade, the employee's foot got crushed between the moving parts. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations of the toes on his left foot.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Choker, Crushed, Crushing, Installing, Log, Logging, Raised, Riding on Equipment, Skid Steer loader, Skidder, Toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440369.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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