Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14513030 - Employee struck and killed by falling dead tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14513030 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 11/21/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2428605	12/03/1985	2411	0	Jim Bant & Sons

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 21, 1985, Employee #1 was cutting down a 60 ft tree. When the tree fell, it brushed against a dead tree about 30 ft away. The dead tree came loose at the roots and fell toward Employee #1, striking him on the head and body. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 was using his chain saw and apparently neither saw nor heard the dead tree fall. The dead tree may not have fallen immediately, and Employee #1 may have turned to cut down a tree adjacent to the one he had just felled and thus was not watching the dead tree.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2428605			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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