Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515211 - Tree Feller Is Killed by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200515211 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 12/23/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315164178	12/28/2010	2411	113310	Pillsbury Forest Hardwoods Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on December 23, 2010, an employee and a coworker were felling trees in Pillager, MN. The employee was felling a 67-foot-tall aspen tree. He was found lying face-up on the ground, approximately ten feet from the tree stump, with the butt end of the felled tree across his chest and his chain saw still running. He had sustained fatal chest injuries. The tree stump measured 16 to 18 inches in diameter. His coworker was operating a skidder, and the property owner was operating a plow in the area. They did not, however, witness the accident.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, TREE FELLING, CRUSHED, TREE, LOGGER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315164178			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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