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Accident Summary Nr: 14520084 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING TREE LIMB

Accident Summary Nr: 14520084 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/02/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1381391	12/05/1986	2411	0	Donald H. Remedies

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 FINISHED CUTTING SOME TIMBER AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER TRACT. BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA HE DISCUSSED, WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, THE PROBLEM OF A TREE WHICH HAD LODGED IN A BEECH TREE ROOTED IN A WET CREEK BANK. AS HE CONCLUDED HIS DISCUSSION WITH THE OTHER EMPLOYEE AND BEGAN WALKING AWAY, LOUD POPPING NOISES BEGAN COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE BEECH TREE. APPARENTLY THE EXTRA WEIGHT OF THE LODGED TREE CAUSED THE BEECH TREE'S ROOTS TO TEAR APART, ALLOWING BOTH TREES TO FALL. ONE OF THE BEECH TREE'S LIMBS STRUCK A THIRD TREE, TEARING OFF ONE OF ITS LIMBS AND PROPELLING IT IN THE DIRECTION OF EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY THE FALLING LIMB.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1381391			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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