Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14528491 - Employee dies when struck by tree limb under stress

Accident Summary Nr: 14528491 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109255117	02/08/1995	2411	0	A & S Wood

Abstract: Employee #1 was limbing pulpwood logs. He limbed a log that had tension on the limb. He was not wearing a hard hat. When he cut the tensioned limb, it released and struck him on the left side of the head. He later died from the injury.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109255117			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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