Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200980084 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree section

Accident Summary Nr: 200980084 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 12/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300706330	12/11/1998	2411	0	Wilcox Logging, Inc.

Abstract: On December 10, 1998, Employee #1, a logger, felled a Douglas fir tree that scraped along the entire length of a standing tree as it fell. The standing tree already had a weakened section approximately 20 ft from the top due to a forked branch having fallen off some time in the past. Employee #1 continued to fell other trees in the area when the standing tree snapped at its weak point and the top section dropped on his head. He was knocked down against a fallen log, causing injuries to his chest and upper torso, from which he died.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, TREE FELLING, STRUCK AGAINST, LOGGER, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300706330			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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