Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 792556 - Two employees injured when slackline breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 792556 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/07/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115710659	09/07/1994	2411	0	Hafer Logging Company

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2, of Hafer Logging Co., were pulling a dropline into the brush on the first turn following a road change. The slackline broke, allowing the carriage to run down the hill and jerk the chokers away from them. As the rigging whipped past them, it struck both workers. Employee #1 sustained a fractured elbow and Employee #2 suffered severe upper body bruising and a fractured jaw. Both employees were hospitalized. A preliminary investigation reveals that the slackline had been burned by another line during the road change, and went unnoticed by the crew.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, UNSECURED, STRUCK BY, ELBOW, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115710659			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations
2	115710659			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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