Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613601 - Employee Injures Shoulder from Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201613601 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 10/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310647680	10/31/2007	2411	113310	Hopkes Logging Company

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 30, 2007 Employee #1 was attempting to fall a double stumped alder tree. Employee #1 faced up the tree and put a back cut into the front alder tree. The front alder tree started to fall but limbs from the back alder tree were intertwined with the front tree not allowing it to fall. Employee #1 faced the back alder tree and started to put a back cut in. As the back alder tree started to fall it caught the limbs of a spruce tree and caused the alder tree to fall out 90 degrees in opposite direction it was faced. The smaller alder tree came off the stump and struck Employee #1 on the left shoulder.

Keywords: SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, TREE, TREE SECTION, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310647680			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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