Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14497051 - Employee killed when struck by tree trunk

Accident Summary Nr: 14497051 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/17/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106782360	10/25/1988	2411	0	Taylor Logging

Abstract: Employee #1, a log loader, was standing behind his brother, a chain saw operator, watching him fell a tree. When the sawyer finished cutting the tree, he stepped to the right and cleared a smaller tree. As this tree fell, it struck another small tree about 20 feet away and slid down its trunk. This caused the trunk of the felled tree to lift up and whip towards Employee #1. It struck him in the chest and head knocking him backward to the ground. The trunk then landed on top of Employee #1, who sustained severe cranial hemorrhaging and a possible fractured skull. He was killed.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106782360			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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