Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 761221 - EMPLOYEE FRACTURES BOTH LEGS WHEN LOGGING CABLE BREAKS

Accident Summary Nr: 761221 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/23/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18560367	08/14/1989	2411	0	Parton Lumber Co.

Abstract: On June 23, 1989, Employee #1 was logging. The employee was a choker-setter for a cable logging operation. The logging yarder cables were secured to a stump with a 1-in. cable binder. The employee was standing beside the stump securing the cables when the stump cable block broke and struck Employee #1, fracturing both legs.

Keywords: LOGGER, MECH MALFUNCTION, CABLE LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18560367			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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