Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201621190 - Employee injured when struck by logging shiv

Accident Summary Nr: 201621190 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 10/11/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305315186	10/14/2002	2411	113310	Huffman & Wright Logging Company

Abstract: On October 11, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were setting up a cable logging machine and delimber. A shiv that supported a guy line had slid to the back of the guy line and stuck. The back of the boom and guy line was elevated to a 30-degree angle and the shiv remained stuck. Employee #1 did not realize the shiv was stuck above the area where he needed to work. As Employee #1 was trying to line up the bolt holes, he had the operator move the boom. The boom movement dislodged the shiv, which slid down the guy line and struck Employee #1 on the back of his head. Employee #1 fell from the machine to the ground below, approximately a 5-foot fall. Employee #1 was treated by medical personnel and transported to a local hospital where he was admitted overnight for medical treatment.

Keywords: HEAD, BOOM, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, CABLE LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305315186			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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