Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14305114 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14305114 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 09/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103677621	10/03/1988	2411	0	Klukwan Forest Products

Abstract: Employee #1, a tree feller, was cutting a hemlock that measured 24 in. diameter and 65 ft high. The tree barber-chaired, causing the birth end to come back over the stump. An adequate escape path had not been cut, and the tree struck Employee #1, pinning him to the ground and killing him. The face that was cut out of the tree was too small and the falling tree was not guided by wedges as it fell. Sufficient holding wood had not been left across the stump. In addition, Employee #1 felled the tree, which was top heavy on one side because its limbs were lopsided, against its natural hewn.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, TREE FELLING, PINNED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103677621			Fatality	Asphyxia	Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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