Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200340016 - Sawyer killed by falling dead tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200340016 -- Report ID: 0523310 -- Event Date: 12/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106052038	12/20/1996	2411	0	Tom Hageny Forest Products, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a sawyer, cut a tree that became lodged among two other trees that were growing together, one of which was dead. Either he felled the live tree in the pair, which was perpendicular to the lodged tree, or he intended to fell it at a different angle to miss the lodged tree. When the live tree fell, it struck the lodged tree, which then snapped off the dead tree. The dead tree fell backward onto Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: SAWYER, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106052038			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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