Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170041750 - Employee Killed In Fall Onto A Large Tree Splinter
Accident: 170041750 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 02/13/1992 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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111401790 | 02/14/1992 | 0851 | R G S Contracting | ||||
Employee #1 was bucking a fir log when the bar of the 66 Stihl power saw became pinched. The log started to roll and the momentum of the rolling log threw Employee #1 approximately 15 ft down the hill. His foot landed on a fallen small sapling, and he slipped and was thrown approximately 5 ft further down the hill onto a large, tapered, pointy 7 in. tree splinter that was pointed uphill. The splinter penetrated Employee #1's right groin area and severed the artery to the leg. Employee #1 bled to death before help could arrive. | |||||||
Keywords:
severed, splinter, loss of blood, impaled, log, slip, pelvis, fall, artery, tree trimming
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 111401790 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |