Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303170799 - Minahan Cutting Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 303170799

Report ID: 1054114

Date Opened: 01/28/2000

Site Address:
Minahan Cutting Inc
Western Blow Timber Sale
Kings Valley, OR 97370

Mailing Address:
1545 James Howe Rd, Dallas, OR 97338

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/2000

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201201001

Event: 01/24/2000

Employee injured when struck by trunk of tree being felled

At 9:30 a.m. on January 24, 2000, Employee #1 was felling a multi-trunked maple tree when he was struck by one of the trunks. Employee #1 had made his back cut and the tree was falling. Employee #1 was 36 feet away and running away from the stump when he was struck by an 18-foot long part of the tree trunk. Injuries sustained by Employee #1 were a dislocated left hip and a fractured right femur. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE, DISLOCATED, STRUCK BY, HIP, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303170799			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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