Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170577654 - Employee killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170577654 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/31/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105985253	02/01/1996	2411	0	Boykin Equipment, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on January 31, 1996, Employee #1 was cutting down a large pine tree with a chain saw. Before felling the tree, he yelled to his coworkers that a tree would be falling in their direction, allowing them time to move to a safe location. Employee #1 then proceeded to fell the pine tree. As the tree was falling, it struck a standing tree, causing the pine tree to kick back and strike him in the chest. He was killed. Employee #1 did not retreat to a safe location as the tree was falling.

Keywords: CHEST, CLEARANCE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105985253			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.