Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625184 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200625184 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 02/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312964067	02/09/2009	1629	238910	Johnson Site Development Inc

Abstract: On February 7, 2009, Employee #1 was an equipment operator. He was using a track hoe to clear trees for a driveway and parking lot for a golf course. An 18-in. diameter, 60 ft tall tree fell onto the cab of the track hoe. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312964067			Fatality	Asphyxia	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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