Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170402119 - Employee killed when crushed by fallen tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170402119 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 08/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114088818	08/22/1995	2411	0	Harold P. Kagelmacher Dba H.P.K. Logging

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 21, 1995, Employee #1 was cutting timber. The timber he was cutting lodged in another tree, breaking that tree at midpoint. The timber rolled off the fulcrum point created by the broken tree and struck Employee #1 in the head, pinning him face down on the ground by his head, neck, and shoulders. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, PINNED, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114088818			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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