OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221374879

DIXIE LOGGING LLC

SPRINGVILLE, TN· 2021-07-15T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Femur, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Lost Balance, Run Over, Skidder, Thigh, Tire
NAICS: 113310
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345433429
Employer profile: DIXIE LOGGING LLC
Summary number: 221374879
Report ID: 0454715

Event description

Employee sustains fractures after falling from skidder

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 a.m. on July 15, 2021, Employee #1 was riding on the back of a Tiger Cat skidder while a coworker drove the machine into the woods to begin work. The employee lost his balance and fell off the skidder, and the tires ran over his legs. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a broken left femur and a possible fracture to the right hip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
1

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