Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14539357 - STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14539357 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 08/29/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1494921	09/05/1984	2411	0	Brad Osler Logging Co

Abstract: ON AUGUST 29, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM., EMPLOYEE # 1 WAS CUTTING TREES IN THE AFTER FAST CREEK-YAAK RIVER DRAINAGE AREA, NEAR EUREKA, MONTANA. THE LAST TREE CUT FELL IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, CAUSING A SNAG 48 FEET AWAY TO FALL IN HIS DIRECTION. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF HEAD, CAUSING MULTIPLE HEAD INJURIES, INTRA CRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AND A MASSIVE CEREBRAL CONTUSION.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1494921			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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