Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14203657 - CRUSHED BETWEEN LOG LOADER AND LOG TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14203657 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3093911	11/08/1985	2411	0	Bert R Waibel Dba Waibel Logging Co

Abstract: ON WEDESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1985, A TEMPORARY CHASER WAS STRUCK BY THE ROTATING SUPERSTRUCTURE OF A CATERPILLER 225 HYDRAULIC LOG LOADER. HE HAD STEPPED BETWEEN THE LOADER AND A LOG TRUCK TO CHECK THE NUMBER OF LOGS WHICH REMAINED TO BE BRANDED AND PAINTED. THE LOADER SUPERSTRUCTURE CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE LOG TRUCK REACH. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS, A RUPTURED LIVER ARTERY AND DAMAGE TO HIS SMALL INTESTINE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG LOADER, LIVER, RUPTURE, CRUSHED, LOG TRUCK, PELVIS, ARTERY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3093911			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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