Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313546038 - Tower Timber Service'S Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Medford
Site Address:
Tower Timber Service'S Inc
Minnesota Flats Timber Sale 31s/6w/13
Riddle, OR 97469
Mailing Address:
1121 Riddle By Pass Rd, Riddle, OR 97469
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 113310/Logging
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/30/2009
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/2009
Investigation Summary
At approximately 12 noon on November 19, 2009, Employee #1, of Tower Timber Service's Incorporated, was working as a rigging slinger on a BLM thinning unit. Employee #1 had signaled a swing yarder with a motorized carriage to send a turn of logs to the landing. The swing yarder got caught on a tree. Employee #1 stopped the rigging and detached the swing yarder. As he walked away from the turn on flat ground, his foot slipped off a log and in between two others. The momentum caused his body to move forward while his leg did not, resulting in him falling to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital for treatment and later transferred to another hospital for surgery for a leg fracture above his ankle.
Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, LOG, SLIP, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313546038 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |
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