Jeff Dixon Logging LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — KESHENA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Jeff Dixon Logging LLC | Report ID | 2018011014 |
| Address | Spirit Rock Road, Job Compartment #1200216 | City, State ZIP | KESHENA, WISCONSIN 54135 |
| Event Date | January 31, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Trees, logs, limbs, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 113310 | Inspection # | 1293129 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.92000, -88.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 31, 2018, an employee was felling an oak tree that became hung up on a rotten tree, which caused the rotten tree to snap, fall, and hit the employee. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for facial fractures, a forehead laceration, broken bones, a lacerated liver and a brachial plexus injury.
Incident Summary
On January 31, 2018, a worker at Jeff Dixon Logging LLC in KESHENA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with trees, logs, limbs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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