Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Forest Service, Cottage Grove RD
Start: 4/1/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019043385 · 4/1/2019 · Forest Service, Cottage Grove RD

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Logs

Employer

Name: Forest Service, Cottage Grove RD
Location: 34963 Shoreview Dr., COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, 97424
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was bucking a fir log when the tension released, launching the log into the air. The log landed on the employee, resulting in two fractured vertebrae in the neck, one back vertebra fracture, five broken ribs, a broken clavicle, a punctured and collapsed lung on one side, a partial collapsed lung on the other side, multiple contusions and scrapes, and a chipped tooth.

Source

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