Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888887 - Employee injured when struck by falling eucalyptus tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170888887 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125509604	10/27/1997	9512	0	Ca Conservation Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Stihl chain saw to cut trees on U.S. Forest Service land. She was 20 to 25 ft behind a falling 140 ft tall eucalyptus tree when she was struck by a dead fir tree that had been caught in the eucalyptus. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a punctured lung and fractured ribs and vertebrae. The cause of the accident was failure to remove the lodged fir tree before cutting the eucalyptus.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, TREE, RIB, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125509604			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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