Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 792846 - Employee fractures hip when struck by rolling log

Accident Summary Nr: 792846 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 07/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124800632	07/18/1994	2411	0	Jantzer & Sons Logging Inc

Abstract: On July 13, 1994, a turn of four logs was being winched uphill when one log became lodged against a standing tree. The bull line was given slack so a kicker could be placed on the lodged log. Employee #1, the choker setter, sustained a fractured right hip when a log slid and rolled approximately 2 ft., striking his leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, LOG, CHOKER SETTER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124800632			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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