Idaho Forest Group
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - MOYIE SPRINGS, Idaho
| Employer | Idaho Forest Group |
| Address | 3082 E Roosevelt |
| City, State ZIP | MOYIE SPRINGS, Idaho 83845 |
| Report ID | 2023065705 |
| Event Date | June 27, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.72582, -116.19121 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on an elevated platform while using a peavy to separate two 16-foot logs that had doubled up on a transfer chain. He attached the peavy to the top log and was leaning back using his body weight as leverage to change the position of the log. As the employee was applying leverage with the peavy to separate the two logs, the peavy slipped off the log and the employee fell backward over the side of the elevated platform. The employee fell approximately 13 feet and suffered fractures to his skull, clavicle, and sternum.
Incident Summary
On June 27, 2023, a worker at Idaho Forest Group in MOYIE SPRINGS, Idaho suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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