Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133367 - Employee injured in 12 ft fall from log haul conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170133367 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 06/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126687417	06/26/1997	2421	0	Douglas County Inc

Abstract: At about 1:15 p.m. on June 20, 1997, Employee #1, a log haul operator at Douglas County Forest Products in Winchester, OR, was attempting to unjam two logs on the elevated conveyor system. He lost his footing and fell 12 f , landing on top of a concrete worker . Employee #1 suffered a punctured lung and broke his leg in three places. He was taken to Columbia Douglas Medical Center for treatment. The concrete worker, who was employed by another construction company, was not injured.

Keywords: LUNG, WORK RULES, JAMMED, CONVEYOR, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOGGING, LOST BALANCE, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126687417			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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