Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116502.015 - Falling tree kills employee

Accident Summary Nr: 116502.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 05/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403174.015	05/23/2019		113310	Bob Ashcraft Logging

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on May 22, 2019, an employee was timbering trees on a hillside. The employee made a hinge cut at the base of a large red oak tree. As the tree fell, another tree up the hill had vines intertwined in its canopy and was brought down with the oak tree. The other tree killed the employee when it struck the employee in the head, chest, right arm, and right leg.

Keywords: Arm, Chest, Head, Leg, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403174.015	40	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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