Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170245187 - Employee's pelvis fractured by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170245187 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 04/30/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111578019	04/30/1990	2411	0	Meece Cutting Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a timber cutter, undercut and backcut an 11 in. diameter alder. The tree did not begin to fall in the intended direction, so he inserted a wedge into the backcut. The tree still did not fall. Employee #1 then felled an 8 in. diameter hemlock into the alder, but the alder remained standing. Employee #1 was walking under the hemlock to drive another wedge when the hemlock fell on him. He suffered a broken pelvis and was transported to the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111578019			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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