Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14478275 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14478275 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101407062	09/23/1987	2411	0	Mike Fraser/Dick Norton

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the side of a hill, felling a pine tree. He did not cut completely through, and the tree twisted as it fell in the direction opposite to that which he had intended. The feller was struck by the tree and killed. There were no witnesses to the accident. The skidder operator had been in the yard and found Employee #1 when he returned.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101407062			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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