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Accident Summary Nr: 14237895 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING SNAG

Accident Summary Nr: 14237895 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103248571	11/14/1986	2411	0	Isaiah Johnson Sawmill

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 FELLED A TREE, WHICH BECAME HUNG UP IN A NEARBY TREE. THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO CUT DOWN THE SECOND TREE ALSO. SINCE THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS CHAIN SAW THROTTLE WIDE OPEN HE DID NOT HEAR A CO-WORKER CALL OUT WHEN THE LODGED TREE STARTED FALLING. THE TREE STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD AND NECK, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, LODGED TREE, TREE, NECK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103248571			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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