Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170001093 - Employee's leg fractured by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170001093 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 04/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111350922	04/15/1991	2411	0	Oz Timber Falling

Abstract: Employee #1 felled a cottonwood tree and then a standing 24 inch alder tree. He had taped his first log off the alder and was beginning to buck it when one of the standing alders shattered and fell toward him. He was struck and sustained a compound open tibia-fibula fracture. It is assumed that the noise from Employee #1's saw prevented him from hearing the falling alder. He was transported to St. Peter's Hospital and intubated at arrival with three IV lines.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE, NOISE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111350922			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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