Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201612041 - Employee Injured When Arm Caught In Flywheel

Accident Summary Nr: 201612041 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 01/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303360259	01/30/2001	2411	0	Schmitz Timber Management Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was greasing the frictions on a Link Belt 98 log yarder. While greasing the frictions Employee #1 had to place his arm through the flywheel that, when engaged, lifts the boom up. The yarder engineer was working on the side opposite of Employee #1, while also conducting routine servicing. The yarder engineer finished and climbed back into the operator's station which is located on the opposite side of where Employee #1 was working. The yarder engineer asked the rigging slinger if it was all clear. The rigging slinger thought that the yarder engineer was asking if he was in the clear and he signaled that he was. At this point the yarder engineer engaged the lever to lift the boom catching Employee #1's arm in the flywheel. Employee #1 suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, CAUGHT BY, NOISE, ARM, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303360259			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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