Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550818 - STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14550818 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1858901	07/18/1985	2411	0	Pierson Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES IN A DESIGNATED LEAVE-TREE UNIT. HE HAD FELLED A LARGE RED FIR AND WAS APPARENTLY WALKING UP THE SLOPE AT AN ANGLE AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE FIR STUMP. A 60 TO 80 FOOT SNAGGED TREE FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. THE EMPLOYEE COULD HAVE CUT THE SNAG FIRST, BUT DID NOT DO SO. THE ROOTS OF THE SNAGGED TREE WERE ROTTEN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WIND COULD HAVE DISLODGED IT.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1858901			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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