Accident Report Detail

Accident: 97891.015 - Employee Fractures Leg After Jumping On Uneven Ground To Esc

**Accident: 97891.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/28/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1252723.015	08/02/2017		Cutting Edge Forestry, Inc

At 11:30 p.m. on July 28, 2017, an employee was felling a tree approximately 80 feet tall with a 1 foot diameter. The tree started falling up hill rather than s ide hill which was the direction the employee wanted it to fall. As the tree fe ll, the employee jumped and landed on the uneven mountain terrain, breaking his left leg. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured leg.

Keywords: access/egress, fracture, leg, tree felling, uneven ground

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1252723.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Forestry workers, except logging

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