Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630440 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200630440 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116497314	07/23/1999	2411	0	Whitt Logging, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 used a Husqvarna Lite chain saw with a 20 in. bar to fell a 75 ft tall by 28 1/2 in. diameter poplar. The tree had a 15 in. diameter rotten center and grapevines had become entangled in its upper limbs. These same vines were also tangled in a smaller, 4 1/2 in. diameter poplar situated 18 ft directly behind the tree being felled. As the larger poplar was falling, the grapevines pulled down the smaller poplar onto Employee #1. He sustained head injuries and was killed.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116497314			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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