Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170253132 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Block From Helicopter

Accident Summary Nr: 170253132 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 05/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111568499	06/04/1990	2429	0	Hamrick Shake Inc

Abstract: Shake blocks in slings were being flown from standing timber with an alder canopy to a landing at the end of the road. Employee #1 hooked a sling to a drop line from the Hughes, model 500D, helicopter and signaled the pilot to lift the load. When the sling of blocks was approximately 100 feet above the ground, it struck a tree, causing the blocks to fall out of the sling. Employee #1, who had not cleared the immediate area after hooking the sling, was struck on the right side of his head by a falling block. He was killed.

Keywords: head, blocks, struck against, tree, struck by, sling, falling object

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111568499			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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