Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14477574 - Employee is struck and killed by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14477574 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/11/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1840784	09/17/1984	2411	0	Jean Paul Rioux

Abstract: Employee #1 cut and felled several spruce trees. He then notched and cut another but it set back on the stump and lodged itself in a standing position. He did not use a wedge or felling bar to cause the tree to fall, nor did he wait for the skidder to return in order to push the tree down. The employee walked away from the tree, into its intended direction of fall, and began to limb a previously felled tree. The lodged tree fell, striking the employee and killing him.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1840784			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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