Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843460 - Employee's ankle fractured when struck by log

Accident Summary Nr: 170843460 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125591438	09/28/1999	2411	0	Okerstrom Logging Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a landing man, was standing on the walkway of a boom loader, talking to the operator. He was struck by a 40 ft log coming off the loader and suffered a fractured ankle. Employee #1 was not in the clear as the landing and loading operation was going on.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG LOADER, YARDING, LOG, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125591438			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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