Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170175962 - Employee injured when struck by tree log

Accident Summary Nr: 170175962 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112023544	04/02/1992	8221	0	Stanford University Dept. Of Comparative Medicine

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 30, 1992, at Stanford University, Employee #1 was working with a crew of men cutting up and hauling tree logs. One log had been cut from a felled tree but had not been cut through completely. Employee #1 completed the cut with a chain saw, then stood nearby as the log was towed away by a truck. However, the towing cable was improperly attached to the end of the log farthest from the truck. As the truck moved off, the log reared up and swung around on the cable, striking Employee #1 on his leg and breaking it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, LOG, WORK RULES, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112023544			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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