Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201274 - Employee injured when struck by part of logging skyline

Accident Summary Nr: 201201274 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 07/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303176911	07/28/2000	2411	0	Kirkpatrick Logging Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 27, 2000, Employee #1 was watching a turn of logs go up the hill when, as the turn was headed for the landing, the skyline broke. Apparently, a loop of the skyline rolled back downhill and struck Employee #1 in the head, fracturing his skull.

Keywords: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303176911			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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