Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550594 - STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14550594 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 08/30/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1858323	09/04/1985	2411	0	Timber Services, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 HAD JUST CUT A 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE. AS IT WAS FALLING HE WALKED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF FALL. A 60 FOOT TALL ALDER TREE, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY, FELL AT THE SAME TIME AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ACROSS THE BACK. THE ALDER TREE ROOT WAD HAD PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND. AN EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE ROOTS WERE DRY AND BRITTLE AND HAD BEEN IMBEDDED IN EXTREMELY DRY GROUND. CROWN AND SIDE LEAN MOST PROBABLY UNBALANCED THE TREE AND CAUSED IT TO TOPPLE.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, BACK, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1858323			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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