Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638947 - Upending Log Strikes Logger; Leg Is Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201638947 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/06/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313951204	10/08/2009	2411	113310	Ls & D Inc

Abstract: On October 6, 2009, Employee #1 was part of a rigging crew at a logging site. He had just set a turn and was going ahead on a sky car. A choked log got hung up on a stump, causing the log to upend and strike Employee #1 in the left leg. He was hospitalized, and his leg was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, LOG, JAMMED, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, LOST CONTROL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313951204			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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