Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14204259 - EMPLOYEE KILLED BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14204259 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 07/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105224323	07/21/1987	2411	0	Mccollum Logging Co Inc

Abstract: On June 21, 1987, Employee #1 and two other timber cutters were engaged in timber cutting activities. Employee #1 was working alone and the other two coworkers were working together due to limited space. When discussing the cutting plan, Employee #1 indicated that he was going to buck the trees he had cut down, and that later he would join the coworkers. After felling several smaller trees, one of the coworkers felled a 151-ft-tall tree in the direction where Employee #1 was bucking a log. The top of the felled tree struck Employee #1 and killed him. The coworker neither gave a warning nor determined the location of Employee #1 before felling the tree.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOG, TREE, FALL, STRUCK BY, BUCKING, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105224323			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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