Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170129449 - Employee's head injured when struck by tree top in blast

Accident Summary Nr: 170129449 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 12/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115727844	12/18/1991	0851	0	Daren Richard Ostlie

Abstract: Employee #1 was tree top blasting old growth standing timber to provide habitat for cavity dwelling birds for the USFS. He had placed his charge approximately 80 ft in the top of a tree, climbed down, and was stringing out his lead wires approximately 46 ft uphill from the tree when the blast went off. Employee #1 was struck in the back of the head with the top of the tree, and suffered severe head injuries. He was transported to Emanual Hospital by Life Flight helicopter. It appears that the blasting leads were not shunted and picked up some sort of static that set the charge off prematurely.

Keywords: BLASTING, HEAD, STATIC ELECTRICITY, WORK RULES, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115727844			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Forestry workers, except logging

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