Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550743 - TREE USED AS GUYLINE ANCHOR UPROOTED; FELL AND STRUCK WORKER

Accident Summary Nr: 14550743 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 10/17/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103192829	10/20/1986	2411	0	Brown Logging

Abstract: EMPLOYEES AT THE LOGGING SITE HAD DECIDED TO USE A STANDING 72 FOOT HEMLOCK TREE AS A GUYLINE ANCHOR FOR THE BOOM OF A "98 LINK-BELT" YARDING MACHINE. AFTER ABOUT 5 "DRAGS" OF LOGS WERE YARDED UP THE HILL, THE HEMLOCK TREE UPROOTED AND FELL INTO THE LANDING AREA. THE TREE HIT THE CORNER FRAME OF THE YARDER, THEN STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING NEAR THE YARDER. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED FATAL HEAD INJURIES.

Keywords: ANCHOR, HEAD, WORK RULES, TREE, GUY, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103192829			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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