Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171055585 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 171055585 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126777358	09/18/1997	2411	0	Triple R Timber Harvesting

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 17, 1997, Employee #1, of Triple R Timber Harvesting, was felling trees in a forest about 20 miles southeast of Cedar City in Kane County. He felled a 75 ft tall tree with a base diameter of 24 in. which apparently also took down a dead 70 ft tall by 6 in. diameter tree that was 60 ft away. The dead tree fell parallel to and approximately 4 ft away the first tree, killing Employee #1. He had over 30 years of experience in timber harvesting. There were no witnesses to the accident, The terrain was moderately to thickly forested and the ground was slightly sloped.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126777358			Fatality	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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