Allen Logging & Excavation, LLC

An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

A ramp in the trunk of a delivery van struck an employee's calf. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.

An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.

An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.

An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was working with a group of tree trimmers to trim a tree that was approximately 66 feet high and 28 inches in diameter. When the tree fell, it struck the employee. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left side of his body, including his head.

On July 18, 2025, at approximately 1:09 PM, an employee was moving a trailer-mounted de-limber. He set his ground saw on the de-limber trailer and then got off the loader and stood to the side of the ground saw. A grapple skidder was raising the trailer slightly so he could throw the chain under the trailer to secure the ground saw. He then turned around and the ground saw slid off the trailer and struck his back. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured vertebrae.

On June 23, 2025, an employee was assisting with a tire replacement. As the employee was returning with tools, two co-workers were positioning the tire on the hub. The tire released pressure, causing a piece of the split rim to strike the employee. They were hospitalized with a fractured left ankle and pelvis.

An employee was cutting a tree. As they were walking away, part of the tree broke off and struck the employee. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was climbing down a tree after setting a rope to allow the tree to be removed. A knot at the end of his climbing system failed and he fell from the tree, landing about 35 feet below. He suffered fractures to the pelvis and spinal cord and was hospitalized.

An employee was fixing an issue with seed cleaning equipment when he slipped on the ladder he was on. He went to catch himself and his hand went into a moving belt and pulley on the cleaner. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle and index fingertips just below the fingernails.

An employee was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to move a bison herd. He was riding up the side of a steep hill when the ATV struck a rock and rolled, ejecting the employee before rolling over him. The employee suffered broken vertebrae in his back that required hospitalization.

An employee was clearing out dirt from an underground pipe when he was bitten by a rattlesnake on his hand.

An employee was climbing in the spreader area to remove a pasta jam when his right little finger was cut by the rotary cut-off knife. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture, resulting in an amputation.

A smoke jumper parachuted out of a helicopter during a forest fire response, landed on steep rugged terrain, and suffered femur and rib fractures and a liver laceration. The employee was hospitalized.