Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171196 - Employee was struck in the head and face by handle bar

Accident Summary Nr: 201171196 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125737072	06/14/2001	0851	0	Northwest Forestry & Marine, Inc.

Abstract: On May 4, 2001, Employee #1,a laborer for Northwest Forestry & Marine, Inc., was driving an all- terrain vehicle (ATV) when he was injured. The ATV is used to carry equipment and supplies to the work site. Employee #1 was driving on a logging road that had been blocked with two berms and a ditch. Employee #1 was driving down the steep slope on the second berm when the ATV rolled over. The handle bar struck Employee #1 in the head and face. The ATV rolled over Employee #1, fracturing a vertebra in his back. He states that "he applied the brakes too forcefully causing the ATV to tip over." He was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, VEHICLE, DITCH, BACK, FACE, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125737072			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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