Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485595 - Employee Injured Back When Skidder Struck Bank

Accident Summary Nr: 202485595 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125821009	07/18/2007	2411	113310	Matthew Gerspacher Trucking

Abstract: On June 2, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a skidder operator for a logging contractor. The skidder motor died. The brakes were sluggish. Employee #1 attempted to restart the motor and was not looking up as he ran into a bank of soil. The sudden stop injured Employee #1, fracturing a disk in his lower back. Employee #1 states he was wearing his seat belt. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BACK, SEAT BELT, SKIDDER, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125821009			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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