Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201580 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree trunk

Accident Summary Nr: 200201580 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303936314	11/26/2001	1629	0	Southern Heritage Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:38 p.m. on November 26, 2001, Employee #1 was sawing felled trees into logs as part of a land clearing operation in Smyrna, Georgia. 70 feet away, a coworker was using a bulldozer to push over an 86-ft tall dead tree. As the dead tree started to fall forward, the top portion of the tree twisted, broke off, and fell backwards, striking Employee #1, and killing him.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303936314			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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.