Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170838015 - Employee injured while cutting log

Accident Summary Nr: 170838015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125623785	01/13/2003	2411	113310	Columbia Helicopter, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, working for Columbia Helicopters as a timber faller, was working on a steep hillside and was cutting a newly fallen tree into 20 to 30-foot lengths (bucking). The trunk was resting against a stump and when the last cut was made, the log base slid downward slightly which caused the upper end to pivot up hill and strike the employee on the leg. His leg was fractured and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG, STRUCK BY, BUCKING, LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125623785			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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