Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160623.015 - Employee is killed when struck by dead tree

Accident Summary Nr: 160623.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/06/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1702400.015	10/06/2023		111421	Pritchett Forestry Services. Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on October 6, 2023, an employee was following behind a John Deere 650K Crawler bulldozer, while 12-inch longleaf saplings were being planted. The employee was tasked with following the bulldozer to ensure the saplings were planted into the ground properly. The operator of the bulldozer was turning the bulldozer around to start a new line of saplings. While in the process of turning around the bulldozer, the operator struck a dead tree, resulting in the tree falling. The tree struck the employee following behind the bulldozer in the head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Bulldozer, Falling Object, Head, Sharp Turn, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1702400.015	45	M	Fatality

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