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Inspection Information - Office: Washington Region 4 | ||||
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| Nr: 111350922 | Report ID: 1055340 | Open Date: 04/15/1991 | ||
| Oz Timber Falling | ||||
| Sec 19 15n 2e Vail, WA 98576 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2411/Logging | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 745, Napavine, WA 98565 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/25/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 04/25/1991 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361193063 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170001093 | Event: 04/05/1991 | Employee'S Leg Fractured By Falling Tree | ||||
| Employee #1 felled a cottonwood tree and then a standing 24 inch alder tree. He had taped his first log off the alder and was beginning to buck it when one of the standing alders shattered and fell toward him. He was struck and sustained a compound open tibia-fibula fracture. It is assumed that the noise from Employee #1's saw prevented him from hearing the falling alder. He was transported to St. Peter's Hospital and intubated at arrival with three IV lines. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, tree felling, tree, noise, struck by, falling object, logging, leg | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 111350922 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||