Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237879 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN LEG BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14237879 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/04/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103248035	11/04/1986	2411	0	Rex Timber, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A TREE FELLER, WAS CUTTING A TREE. AS THE TREE CLEARED THE STUMP, EMPLOYEE #1 RETREATED ABOUT 11 FEET. HOWEVER, AS THE TREE WAS FALLING IT STRUCK ANOTHER STANDING TREE AND KICKED BACK. THE BUTT END OF THE FALLING TREE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LEG. THE SEVERITY IN THE INJURY WAS SUCH THAT THE LEG HAD TO BE AMPUTATED. THE EMPLOYEE DIED ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER OF APPARENT KIDNEY FAILURE.

Keywords: KICK BACK, AMPUTATED, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, KIDNEY, LOGGING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103248035			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.