Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171045875 - Employee's leg injured by rolling log, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 171045875 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 11/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126735257	12/05/1997	2411	0	Turner Logging Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 24, 1997, Employee #1 was helping a coworker fell an intermediate support tree near Yamhill, OR. The tree was felled straight up a hill, and Employee #1 ran down the hill to get in the clear. He was struck by the log as it rolled down after landing on the ground. Employee #1's lower leg was crushed and had to be surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, TREE FELLING, LOG, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, SLOPE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126735257			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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