Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200551018 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 200551018 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303078067	11/17/1999	2411	0	Roy Hunt Logging

Abstract: On November 2, 1999, Employee #1, a saw hand with approximately 25 years of tree felling experience, was at a site in Pineville, LA. He was cutting the second of three trees in close proximity to one another when he was struck in the head, apparently by a limb from one of the trees. He was found on the ground with a limb on top of him. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he died the following day from a closed head injury.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303078067			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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