Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490223 - Employee Suffers Multiple Injuries When Struck by Log

Accident Summary Nr: 202490223 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125826172	05/12/2010	2411	113310	Trinity Timber Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a timber faller, was bucking a tree into log lengths when one of the logs rolled up hill and struck him. Employee #1 was bucking the log into two pieces. The butt cut rolled down and away from Employee #1. The second cut started to roll downhill then pivoted and struck Employee #1 on the left side. The log struck a stump or uneven ground and swung in an arc. Employee #1 received fractures to his collarbone and femur.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG, COLLARBONE, THIGH, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, BUCKING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125826172			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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