Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201204294 - Employee Is Struck in the Head by a Log

Accident Summary Nr: 201204294 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 12/01/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313772725	12/03/2009	2411	113310	Commercial Thinning Systems Inc

Abstract: On December 1, 2009, Employee #1 and a crew were cable logging tree length, second growth timber. It was the last turn of the day and the crew hooked four tree length logs by the tops. When the turn of logs was moving, a log struck a standing hemlock tree approximately 40 ft tall. It pushed the hemlock into a standing fir snag that was approximately 40 ft tall. When the hemlock bumped the fir snag, the upper section of the snag broke and struck Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313772725			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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