Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201167 - Employee's arm broken by falling object

Accident Summary Nr: 201201167 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/31/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304062425	11/03/2000	2411	0	Skyline Thinning Company

Abstract: On October 31, 2000, Employee #1 and two co-workers were standing approximately 30 feet behind the back end of a turn of logs when the turn either struck a 40 foot tall sapling or swept under the sapling laying on the ground with the roots still connected causing the sapling to flip up and over and fall on top of the victim breaking his left arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304062425			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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