Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14232730 - Employee struck and killed by rotten limb

Accident Summary Nr: 14232730 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/03/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100593466	04/07/1992	2411	0	C.C. Hutsenpillar

Abstract: A birch tree approximately 50 ft high and 24 in. in diameter was cut down so that Employee #1, a skidder operator, could execute a turn more easily. The birch fell against a 50 ft maple. The right limb of the maple sprang down, and the felled tree continued to fall. The maple then sprang back, breaking loose a rotten limb that flew approximately 50 ft to where Employee #1 was standing in front of the skidder. A coworker watched the limb fly through the air and strike and kill the employee.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100593466			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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