Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924678 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200924678 -- Report ID: 0355123 -- Event Date: 12/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310586847	12/16/2006	2411	113310	Toombs Logging

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 15, 2006, Employee #1 was felling trees at a logging site. He was cutting an approximately 80 ft tall Red Oak when the tree split along its vertical length. He had made a straight face cut on both sides of the tree and the butt of the split section facing him struck him in the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310586847			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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