Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171017403 - Employee killed when struck by rolling log

Accident Summary Nr: 171017403 -- Report ID: 1054100 -- Event Date: 07/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124819137	07/26/1996	2411	0	Michael J Bruer

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 26, 1996, Employee #1 was on a 40 percent slope, bucking a felled tree. A 35 ft long by 39 in. diameter fir tree, previously felled and bucked, rolled down and struck him from behind, knocking him to the ground. The fir log then rolled on top of him and pinned him, pinning to the tree on which he had been working. Employee #1 was discovered by a coworker, who heard his power saw idling and received no response when he called out. The coworker checked Employee #1's vital signs and, upon finding none, went for assistance. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, LOG, PINNED, STEEP GRADE, STRUCK BY, BUCKING, LOGGING, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124819137			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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