Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14392260 - Tree feller killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14392260 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300398120	10/15/1997	2411	0	D.C. Cloud Logging

Abstract: Employee #1, a tree feller with approximately 30 years of experience, was working for D.C. Cloud Logging at a site south of Highway 190 and west of Eunice, LA, in Acadia Parish. He felled a 60 ft tree that had lodged against another tree (the support tree) about 30 ft away. While Employee #1 was cutting the support tree, the lodged tree fell, striking him on the head. Employee #1 was brought to the emergency room in Eunice, LA, with weak vital signs. He died of head trauma at 11:49 a.m. on August 18, 1997.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300398120			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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