Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200330298 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Trees

**Accident: 200330298 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 02/04/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
102760147	02/10/1999	2411	K & K Timber, Inc.

Employee #1 was felling a tree which became lodged in another tree as it toppled. He then decided to fell the second tree to bring them both down. After making the necessary cuts, the second tree sat back on the stump instead of falling. Employee #1 was beginning to walk away when the second tree twisted on the stump and both trees came down on him. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: clearance, tree felling, work rules, lodged tree, crushed, tree, logger, struck by, falling object, logging

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	102760147			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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