Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142268.015 - Employee is killed when struck by treetop

Accident Summary Nr: 142268.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 12/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1570282.015	12/21/2021		113310	R And R Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee was hooking a skyline. The skyline caught and kicked up a treetop from a debris pile and flung it up in the air approximately 150-200 feet, and it came down and struck the employee on the back of neck. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Neck, Struck By, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570282.015	56	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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