Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200626893 - Logger Killed When Bent Tree Snapped Back
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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317146819 | 05/06/2013 | 2411 | Madison Logging Inc |
On May 3, 2013, Employee #1, a 60-year-old male with Madison Logging Inc., was using a chain saw to cut down a tree. Once the tree was cut, it fell onto another tree bending that tree to the ground. The bent tree then snapped back striking Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was killed in the event.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 317146819 | Fatality | Concussion | Timber cutting and logging occupations |