Fractures

Name: Fractures at Tim Dixon Logging
Start: 2/17/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021780 · 2/17/2019 · Tim Dixon Logging

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Tim Dixon Logging
Location: Compartment #33001 of Menominee Tribal Forest, NEOPIT, WISCONSIN, 54150
NAICS: 113310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

As a tree was being felled, one of its branches struck a second tree, broke loose, and sprung back. It struck the sawyer, causing broken ribs, a broken shoulder, and a facial laceration.

Source

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