Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100245 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 201100245 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125668004	02/06/1997	2411	0	Layton Timber Co.

Abstract: The employer was a small timber contract falling company. Employee #1 worked for the company as a timber faller. Employee #1 was injured when a tree fell on him. Employee #1 had two trees that leaned into each other. One tree was 9 inches in diameter and approximately 45 feet tall. The other tree was 24 inches in diameter and approximately 100 feet tall. Employee #1 made an undercut in the small tree and started a backcut. He then went to the larger tree and started its undercut. While making the undercut on the larger tree, the smaller tree fell hitting Employee #1 in his back and fracturing two vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125668004			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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