Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496418 - Employee killed after being struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14496418 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/14/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106580996	04/10/1990	2411	0	Jimmy Lane Logging, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:45 p.m. on December 14, 1989, Employee #1, a John Deere-I40 skidder operator, was repairing a broken 5/8 inch wire rope winch line. A previously lodged tree, approximately 90 feet in length, fell, striking Employee #1 in the back. Employee #1 died from a ruptured liver due to trauma to the chest. There were no witnesses to the accident because the sawyers were refueling their chain saws approximately 200 feet away.

Keywords: REPAIR, LIVER, LODGED TREE, RUPTURE, BACK, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106580996			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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