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Accident Summary Nr: 14203533 - TREE FELLER STRUCK BY FALLING TREE WHICH HAD BEEN LODGED

Accident Summary Nr: 14203533 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/24/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3103538	09/25/1985	2411	0	John Mustola Dba J M Logging Co

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A LOGGING EMPLOYEE, FELLED A 65 FOOT ALDER TREE WHICH BECAME LODGED IN A NEARBY MAPLE TREE. HE THEN MOVED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE LODGED ALDER AND FELLED A LARGE MAPLE TREE INTO THE ALDER. THE FALLING MAPLE BRUSHED THE ALDER BUT FAILED TO KNOCK IT LOOSE. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO MUST HAVE ASSUMED THAT THE ALDER WAS SECURELY LODGED, BEGAN BUCKING THE FELLED MAPLE TREE. AT THIS TIME THE BRANCH THAT WAS HOLDING THE LODGED ALDER TREE UP BROKE. AS THE TREE FELL ONE OF THE UPPER BRANCHES STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, HE DIED OF A FRACTURED SKULL.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3103538			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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