Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174372 - Employee is injured while operating bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 201174372 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125824201	09/25/2003	2411	113310	Headrick Logging

Abstract: On September 22, 2003, Employee #1, a bulldozer operator for a logging company, was using a CAT bulldozer to transport a load of logs to a log landing area. He noticed that two trees were felled too close to the log landing area and stopped the bulldozer. He dismounted the machine to assess the situation. As Employee #1 was standing approximately 10 feet from the bulldozer, with his back turned, a coworker felled a tree in the direction of Employee #1. About 2 feet of the top of the tree hit the canopy of Employee #1's bulldozer, causing an 18-inch section of the tree to strike him in the head. Employee #1 was knocked to the ground. He was wearing proper personal protective equipment, which included a hard hat. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for neck and shoulder pain.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, TREE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125824201			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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