Fractures

Name: Fractures at Ray Day Jr Logging, Inc.
Start: 5/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015053264 · 5/28/2015 · Ray Day Jr Logging, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Ray Day Jr Logging, Inc.
Location: 5 Miles East of Elk River, ELK RIVER, IDAHO, 83827
NAICS: 113310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At approximately 7:00 am on May 28th, the employee (a choker setter) was unhooking the choker while another employee was felling a tree below. The tree fell hitting the skyline which ejected trees and the employee into the air. The employee sustained a broken left tibia and fibula when struck by the tree upon hitting the ground.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown