Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170089932 - Employee suffers head injury when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170089932 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 12/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123740490	12/08/1993	2411	0	Katt Contract Timber Falling Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 2, 1993, at a Hampton Tree Farms unit, Employee #1 was falling and bucking timber. The tree that he was attempting to fall "set back," so Employee #1 entered the area of intended fall to cut another tree. As he bent over his saw to "back up" the second tree, the first tree fell on him. Another employee, who was fueling his saw in an adjacent "strip," witnessed the accident. Seeing no movement from Employee #1, this employee attracted another coworker's attention. The two moved across the unit to provide assistance. When they arrived at the accident site, Employee #1 was incoherent and suffering from a bloody head injury. The laceration was apparently caused by his protective helmet. Employee #1 was assisted and then transported to the hospital located 20 miles away in Astoria.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, WORK RULES, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123740490			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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