Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568000 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 14568000 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 11/17/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105439566	11/28/1987	2411	0	Gores Chipping And Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 was refueling a saw while standing behind a sawyer felling a hardwood tree. The falling tree struck an adjacent tree, causing a 4 in. diameter limb to snap off. The falling limb struck Employee #1, resulting in a severe skull fracture. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HARD HAT, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, PPE, WORK RULES, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105439566			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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