Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14537831 - Employee struck on head by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14537831 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/25/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111861860	07/30/1990	2411	0	Robinson Timber Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on July 26, 1990, Employee #1, a choker setter, and several coworkers were using a running skyline to snake trees out of a canyon. They had three lines out and were snaking them into a carriage. A tree hit a dead snag, which broke off its top. Part of the broken tree hit Employee #1 on the head. He was taken by Fliteline to UCD Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, for observation.

Keywords: HEAD, CHOKER SETTER, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111861860			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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