Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740470 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200740470 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 08/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302551940	08/25/1999	2411	0	Lewis Tree Service Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 24, 1999, Employee #1 was using a boom crane to load cut trees and branches onto a Prentice loading machine. At the same time, coworkers from another company were notching trees being felled for a right-of-way. A coworker made a single cut in a 29 in. diameter oak tree, which was rotten inside the trunk. When the notch was 4 in. deep, the tree fell, hitting the upright section of the boom crane and then sliding down it to strike Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302551940			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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