Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 945121 - Employee's leg amputated after caught by log conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 945121 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18470781	10/26/1988	2435	0	Columbia Carolina Corporation

Abstract: As Employee #1 attempted to cross over a log deck, he placed his foot on a log stop. His foot slipped and was caught between the stop and a moving log chain. Employee #1 sustained a severe fracture and an abrasion on his right leg, which was later amputated.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, LOG DECK, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, ABRASION, CONVEYOR, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18470781			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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