Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922169 - Employee Killed in Logging Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200922169 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315301952	07/21/2011	2421	321113	Potomac Supply Corp

Abstract: On July 21, 2011, Employee #1 was working at a logging site, when an end of a log, picked up by a boom of a loader, was swung across the cab of the transfer truck, struck Employee #1 in the chest. Employee #1 sustained injuries such as broken ribs and a broken neck when he hit his head on an unknown object when he fell to the ground. Employee #1 was sent to a local hospital by helicopter. Employee #1 died from complications as a result of the injuries sustained from the accident.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, LOG, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, TRUCK, RIB, NECK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315301952			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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