Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623519 - Employee Struck by Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201623519 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 09/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315940288	09/10/2012	2411	113310	Tom B Arney

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 7, 2012, Employee #1 was engaged in felling a small patch of trees in a right of way. Employee #1 had placed a face cut in a fir tree, and started the back cut when the tree set back and pinched the saw bar. Employee #1 went to another tree behind, to push the tree over. At some point during the process, the cut tree fell over and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 received multiple spinal fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, SAW, BACK, TREE, FALL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315940288			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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