Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880243 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLEN TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 200880243 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 02/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300629367	03/04/1998	0783	0	Lewis Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees of a tree service firm were cutting trees in a gully as part of a power line clearance operation. One of the employees cut down a tree, which struck another tree that was already on the ground. That tree, in turn, struck and killed his coworker.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300629367			Fatality	Concussion	Forestry workers, except logging

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