Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200750222 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 200750222 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122047673	08/31/1998	0851	0	Southeastern Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 was felling trees in a wooded area while his coworker/employer dragged them up a hill to another spot. While the coworker was up the hill, Employee #1 apparently felled a tree, turned off his chain saw, and retreated at a 45 degree angle to the expected line of fall. As the tree came down, its limbs, which were intertwined with those of an adjacent tree, knocked some branches from the nearby tree. One limb fell 65 ft and struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. When the coworker returned to the logging site, he found Employee #1 lying on the ground with a tree limb on top of him.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, ENTANGLED, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122047673			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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