Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200881845 - Logger Is Crushed and Killed When Tree Falls on Excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 200881845 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314353095	06/20/2011	1711	238220	Lawman Heating & Cooling Inc

Abstract: On June 20, 2011, Employee #1, a 47-year-old male excavator operator with Lawman Heating & Cooling Inc., was working with two other employees, conducting tree removal operations. Employee #1 was operating an excavator bucket to pull the trunk of the tree to prevent the saw from pinching and continue to pull the tree after the cut was finished. A coworker was also pulling on the tree with a chain attached to the tree and a payloader. The angle of pull by the payloader operator caused the tree to shift and roll onto the cab of the excavator, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, WIRE ROPE, LOG, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314353095			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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