Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888366 - Employee fractures leg in fall while clearing wood chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 170888366 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125507863	06/16/1997	2421	0	Redwood Empire Sawmill

Abstract: Employee #1 was learning how to clear a jam from a wood chipper at a wood byproducts plant. He was standing atop the approximately 3 ft high shaft guard, trying to clear the machine when he fell. He sustained a compound fracture of his right leg. Employee #1 had worked at the plant for approximately 6 months, and at the wood chipper for about 1 1/2 weeks. He was not using extension tools to try to clear the machine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, JAMMED, CHIPPER, EXTENSION HANDLE, FALL, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125507863			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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