Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170767008 - Employee Was Injured When Struck by a Log

Accident Summary Nr: 170767008 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125473363	08/11/2011	2411	113310	Rogers & Sons Forest Products

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on July 28, 2011, Employee #1 was working with a coworker moving logs at a landing. Employee #1's coworker was operating a grapple loader (CAT 320C), moving a log from one pile to another in the opposite direction of where Employee #1 was standing. Employee #1 was standing about 20 ft away from the loader. The butt of the log swung in the opposite direction hitting Employee #1 on the right lower leg, fracturing it. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, LOG, LOADER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125473363			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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