Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496962 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14496962 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 07/07/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106781099	07/11/1988	2421	0	Lee Williams Dba Williams Sawmill

Abstract: Employee #1, who had over 20 years experience in logging operations, cut a live tree, felling it across a creek between two live standing trees. The wind from the falling live tree or the vibrations from it hitting the ground, caused a dead tree standing approximately 16 to 18 feet from its path to fall. The dead tree fell back across the creek to where Employee #1 was standing, striking him in the right front side of his head and cheek, and then in his chest. Employee #1, who was wearing a hard hat, suffered massive head injuries and died.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, TREE, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106781099			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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