Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127491.015 - Employee fractures ribs and back when struck by branch

Accident Summary Nr: 127491.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457256.015	01/09/2020		113310	Sutherland Logging, Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was waiting for a carriage to come to him. As the carriage went past a small tree, the choker grabbed an oak branch causing it to be flung at the employee. The employee did not react quickly enough to move out of the way and was struck by the branch. The employee incurred fractures to three ribs and a vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught By, Chest, Choker, Choker Cable, Contusion, Flying Object, Fracture, Logging, Propelled, Rib, Struck By, Tree, Tree Limb, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1457256.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.