Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 511477 - Employee's leg broken by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 511477 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111877080	07/26/1991	2411	0	Robinson Timber Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on July 18, 1991, Employee #1 was making a buck cut on a tree he had just felled. He was on the uphill side as he should have been. The tree appeared to be supported and stable, but when the cut went through, one end of the tree fell downhill and the other end fell uphill. The uphill end of the tree landed on Employee #1. His felling partner cut the tree and freed him. Employee #1 was transported for treatment of a broken leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE, STRUCK BY, BUCKING, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, SLOPE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111877080			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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