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Accident Summary Nr: 200922664 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Fallen Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200922664 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 03/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315493205	03/31/2011	0811	111421	Hylton Timber Harvesting

Abstract: On March 29, 2011, Employee #1 was removing limbs from a felled large pine tree (18 in. diameter and approximately 100 ft tall). He was working near a logging road. On the opposite side of him and on a steep bank, there was another large pine tree (15 in. diameter and approximately 90 ft tall ), which was situated along this logging road. The roots of this tree were still intact, but fell as he was working. The tree struck him, crushing him between the two trees and killing him.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315493205			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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