OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14195010

FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,TREE,FALL,STRUCK BY,LEG

1986-12-22T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,TREE,FALL,STRUCK BY,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14195010
Report ID: 352440

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S LEG FRACTURED WHEN STRUCK BY TREE TRUNK

Investigation abstract

AT A SITE CLEARING OPERATION EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING A STUMP FROM A TREE PREVIOU SLY KNOCKED DOWN, UPROOTED AND PUSHED TO THE SIDE. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 CUT THROUGH THE TRUNK, IT SPRANG TOWARDS HIM, KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS. HE FELL OVER A PIECE O F TIMBER. AS HE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND THE TREE TRUNK FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG, BREAKING IT IN TWO PLACES. EMPLOYEE #1 HAS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF A CHAIN SAW AND IN THE CUTTING OF TIMBER.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
43

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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