Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14198147 - STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14198147 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 07/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14822852	07/30/1985	1611	0	United Paving Co. Inc.

Abstract: SOME EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING DOWN AND REMOVING TREES TO CLEAR A SITE. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPING TO PUSH A STANDING TREE DOWN BY HAND. THE TREE HAD BEEN BACK CUT WITH A CHAIN SAW, BUT WOULD NOT FALL BECAUSE ANOTHER TREE HAD LODGED IN IT. THE CROWN OF THE LODGED TREE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2. ONE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEG, BACK AND NECK, AND A CONCUSSION. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONTUSION ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND THE LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEES HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY INSTRUCTED IN THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR FELLING LODGED TREES. (IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE USING PROPER MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT, NOT BY HAND.) THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO ANY WORK UNDER A LODGED TREE. NEITHER OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEES WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

Keywords: HARD HAT, TREE FELLING, CONSTRUCTION, LODGED TREE, BACK, TREE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14822852			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Forestry workers, except logging
2	14822852			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Forestry workers, except logging

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