Incident date: 2025-02-26
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was using a peavey to separate two logs on the infeed conveyor to the chop saw. The employee fell 4 to 6 feet from the log infeed deck and struck the logs. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to multiple ribs and two vertebrae, and had a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine platforms, surfaces
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate