Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614997 - Logger Sustains Concussion in Fall Onto Stump

Accident Summary Nr: 201614997 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 10/17/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315662890	10/28/2011	2411	113310	Michael J Bruer

Abstract: On October 17, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a logger. He had just taken his set of four chokers and dropped them at the next turn of logs he was going to send to the landing. The rigging slinger was on the opposite side of the skyline from Employee #1. As Employee #1 was clearing out, he gave a hand signal to the rigging slinger to go ahead on the turn. The turn of logs was lying crosslead (or perpendicular) to the skyline. The tops of those logs ran underneath logs upon which Employee #1 was standing. As the log he was standing on started to move, Employee #1 was thrown into the air. Employee #1 struck his head on a stump and was knocked unconscious. He sustained a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WIRE ROPE, LOG, LOGGER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, CONCUSSION, LOGGING, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315662890			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Laborers, except construction

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