Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118320.015 - Employee is struck by tree as it falls and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 118320.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 06/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1409788.015	06/20/2019		113310	Goad Lumber Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on June 20, 2019, an employee was cutting a 21-inch diameter tree with a STIHL MS 661C Chainsaw with a Rollomatic ES chainsaw bar. The blade was wedged between tree sections and the employee told his coworker to back up to relieve the tension in the chainsaw bar. When the tree was cut and it fell to the ground, a second tree was dislodged and fell to the ground striking the employee in the neck, head, and chest. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Chest, Head, Neck, Struck By, Tree Felling, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409788.015	58	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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