Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100328 - Employee fractures ankle in same-level fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201100328 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125665935	08/06/1997	2421	0	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was a debarker operator for a sawmill in Susanville, CA. His job was to use his ring barker to remove bark from the logs before they went into the sawmill. He was at the ring barker at the infeed, using a peavey to straighten a log. The peavey slipped off the log, causing Employee #1 to fall onto the deck on which he was standing. He landed on his ankle, fracturing it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG, SLIP, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, SAWMILL, HAND TOOL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125665935			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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