Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170235790 - Employee in coma after struck by lumber stack

Accident Summary Nr: 170235790 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 10/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111240099	10/18/1991	4731	0	Macmillan - Piper Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 18, 1991, Employee #1, of MacMillan-Piper, Inc., was struck by a falling unit of lumber that was approximately 43 1/2 in. by 25 1/2 in. by 16 ft long. The unit pinned the employee against a 40 ft container wall. He was rendered unconscious due to oxygen deprivation, according to Tacoma General Hospital, where the employee lay in a coma and was treated for associated problems.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PINNED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111240099			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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