Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630762 - Employee killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200630762 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300466174	03/18/2002	2411	0	Tnt Logging, Inc.

Abstract: On March 14, 2002, Employee #1, a tree cutter, was standing approximately 30 ft downhill directly behind a 70-ft poplar tree. The tree was uprooted, fell and struck Employee #1. The exact cause for the uprooting and falling of the poplar tree is not known, but there are three plausible scenarios. The dozer operator backed the dozer into tree; or backed the dozer into a piece of branch that uprooted the tree; or the dozer operator was traveling forward and with the blade scrapped the dirt into a large dirt pile causing the uprooting. As a result, the poplar tree fell, struck and killed Employee #1.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, DOZER BLADE, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300466174			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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