Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170235147 - Skidder operator killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170235147 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 10/04/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111260592	10/04/1994	2411	0	Lee Hughes Logging

Abstract: At approximately 11:55 a.m. on October 4, 1994, Employee #1, a skidder operator, was preparing to set the chokers on a John Deere 440A skidder in the vicinity of a feller-buncher/ processor. The processor had just cut a 101 ft tall hemlock tree and was attempting to ground the tree, not realizing that Employee #1 was within reach of the top of the tree. The tree struck Employee #1 on the head, neck, and back, killing him. The diameter of the tree at the point of impact was 5 inches, and Employee #1 was standing approximately 76 feet from the base of the 14 in. diameter tree. The feller/buncher processor was a Kobelco Mark III,SK12LC, with a Keto 150 single grip processing head.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, FELLER-BUNCHER, TREE, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111260592			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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