Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201202959 - Employee Is Injured When Struck By Falling Tree
Accident: 201202959 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 06/20/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308039866 | 06/22/2005 | 2411 | Ziglinski Cutting Inc | ||||
Employee #1 was felling a snag in a cutting strip to make it safe to continue felling the timber. After felling the snag, he was collecting his saw and other tools when another snag that was free-standing next to a hemlock tree fell in his direction. Approximately 8 inches of the snag hit the employee from behind. He suffered multiple crushed vertebra, fractured ribs, and two partially collapsed lungs. He was hospitalized with his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, lung, tree felling, tree, rib, tree section, struck by, vertebra
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308039866 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |