Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170380828 - Millwright injured slipping and falling from log deck

Accident Summary Nr: 170380828 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120294657	12/19/1995	2421	0	Redwood Empire Sawmill

Abstract: Employee #1, a millwright at a sawmill, was en route to clear one of the frequent log jams on the transfer deck and was approximately 16 ft above the ground. Because of the wet, rainy weather, Employee #1 slipped on the deck and fell from the edge to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured hip. A causal factor would be having to work on a metal deck in extremely wet weather.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG DECK, WORK RULES, SLIP, MILLWRIGHT, METAL DECKING, FALL, SAWMILL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120294657			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Millwrights

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