Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14302376 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14302376 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 08/16/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105649669	08/24/1988	2411	0	Marquis Brothers Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 p.m. on August 16, 1988, Employee #1 was felling the last tree of the day at a remote logging site approximately 9 miles from a paved road. The tree, a hardwood yellow birch, 21 inches at the stump, fell as intended, but struck a 12 inch softwood fir tree. The top of the fir tree (12 to 15 ft) snapped off 25 to 30 feet above the ground and fell, striking Employee #1 on the head and chest and pinning him to the ground. Employee #1 died of massive internal injuries several hours later, en route to, or at, the Coldbrook, NH, hospital.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, TREE FELLING, PINNED, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105649669			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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