Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170724314 - Employee injured when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170724314 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125674010	11/06/1997	2411	0	J & M Benuto Contractors

Abstract: On October 27, 1997, Employee #1, age 18, was felling a hold tree that was supporting a previously cut tree he had attempted to bring down when the cut tree fell unexpectedly on him. He sustained a fractured right femur and lower left leg, and a laceration to his forehead. Employee #1 worked for a subcontractor of the U.S. Forest Service, for a company that thinned trees less than 12 in. dbh (diameter at breast height).

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, FOREHEAD, LODGED TREE, LACERATION, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125674010			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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