Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14568844 - Employee killed when struck by falling limb

Accident Summary Nr: 14568844 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 02/26/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3119393	02/26/1986	2411	0	Western Cascade Of Oregon Inc

Abstract: Between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on February 26, 1986, Employee #1 was using a Stihl 090 chain saw to fell an approximately 6 ft diameter fir tree. The tree brushed against a nearby tree as it fell, breaking off a large limb approximately 130 feet up the felled tree. Employee #1 was leaving the danger area and was approximately 13 ft to the rear and side of the stump when he was struck on the head by the falling limb. His hard hat was knocked off and he was killed. Employee #1 felled the fir tree without the assistance required by rule OAR437-80-110(9).

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3119393			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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