Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631132 - Employee injured when struck by log rolling down the hill

Accident Summary Nr: 201631132 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 07/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303600811	07/27/2000	2411	0	Fallon Logging Company

Abstract: Employee #1, the hook-tender, choked a log and sent it to the landing. When the yarder engineer landed the log, it knocked an Alder log chunk loose, causing it to roll down the hill. Employee #1 was struck in the leg, resulting in the right leg being broken. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, YARDING, LOG, STRUCK BY, CHOKER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303600811			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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