Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130746.015 - Employee is killed after being struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 130746.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499964.015	10/28/2020		562111	Blair County Resource Recovery Facility, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 28, 2020, an employee was operating a Husqvarna chain saw felling a an 80 year old, approximately 40 foot tall dead oak tree. The dead tree fell into 3 live trees which caused several large limbs to break off and fall on top of the employee, killing him.

Keywords: Back Cut, Chain Saw, Crushed, Falling Object, Head, Logging, PPE, Struck Against, Struck By, Training, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499964.015	64	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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