Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14254197 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14254197 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/18/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15280787	04/29/1987	2411	0	Mike Goodwin Logging

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES AT A LOGGING SITE. A PINE TREE WAS CUT BUT BECAME LODGED. THE EMPLOYEE AND A NEARBY LEADMAN FAILED TO REMOVE THE LODGED TREE BEFORE OTHER NEARBY TREES WERE CUT. AS EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO FINISH CLEARING OTHER TREES FROM THE AREA, THE LODGED TREE WAS FREED AND FELL. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD AND SPINE, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15280787			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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