Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200620680 - One employee killed, one injured by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200620680 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 05/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127345387	05/12/1999	2411	0	C G Shelton Lumber Co

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were engaged in logging operations. A tree was cu and fell in the wrong direction, causing another tree to break and drop onto Employee #1. He was killed. Employee #2 was also struck by the falling tree and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127345387			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Timber cutting and logging occupations
2	127345387			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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