Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14232979 - Employee killed when struck by uprooted dead tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14232979 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 06/22/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100414697	07/18/1988	2421	0	M. B. Lumber Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and some coworkers had been felling trees before lunch. After lunch, the employees were trimming trees. While Employee #1 was walking from one tree to another, a dead tree about 15 feet away from the felled tree uprooted and toppled onto him, killing him.

Keywords: TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100414697			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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