Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124339.015 - Employee breaks leg when struck by hoisted log

Accident Summary Nr: 124339.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 01/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1455309.015	01/13/2020		335929	Energy Resource Group Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 8, 2020, an employee was cutting firewood when he was struck by a 40 foot log as it was being hoisted by a John Deere 160LC Excavator. The employee incurred a broken tibia and fibula as a result and was hospitalized for treatment. The employee was standing too close to the load.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Cutting, Excavator, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Inexperience, Leg, Loading, Log, Machinist, Maintenance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck By, Tibia, Training, Unstable Position, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1455309.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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