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Accident Summary Nr: 14443972 - LOGGING EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14443972 -- Report ID: 0355119 -- Event Date: 02/26/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3316643	03/03/1987	2411	0	B & B Logging

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON FEBRUARY 26, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSISTING IN THE MANUAL FELLING OF TREES. HE WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET TO THE EAST OF A 76 FOOT HIGH TREE TO BE FELLED. THE TREE FELLER NOTCHED AND UNDERCUT THE 14 INCH DIAMETER TREE TRUNK ON THE SOUTH SIDE (INTENDED DIRECTION OF FALL). HE THEN MADE A BACK CUT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TREE. HOWEVER, THE TREE STARTED TO FALL EAST, TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 IMMEDIATELY RAN ABOUT 15 FEET TO THE NORTH AND HID BEHIND A TREE LOCATED 57 FEET FROM THE TREE FELLER. FOR SOME REASON, EMPLOYEE #1 STUCK HIS HEAD OUT FROM BEHIND THE TREE HE WAS HIDING BEHIND AND WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE TRUNK OF THE FALLING TREE.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3316643			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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