OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14202253
VANPORT MANUFACTURING INC
BORING, OR·
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY LOG; SUFFERS FRACTURED NOSE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 REMOVED ALL BUT ONE WRAPPER FROM HIS SELF LOADER LOAD, THEN PROCEEDE D TO THE DUMP AREA. THE DUMP MACHINE OPERATOR PLACED THE FORK TINES AGAINST THE LOAD AS EMPLOYEE #1 PULLED THE LAST WRAPPER. A SHORT LOG ROLLED OFF, PIVOTED ARO UND THE FORK OF THE DUMP MACHINE AND GRAZED HIS FACE. HIS NOSE WAS STRUCK AND WA S FRACTURED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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