Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272127 - Employee Felling a Tree Is Hit by Trunk and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201272127 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308468958	02/18/2005	2411	113310	H.W. Watson & Son Logging, Inc.

Abstract: On February 17, 2005, a logger felled trees on a steep hill. The logger made the initial cut in the tree by horizontally cutting halfway through the trunk. The logger then went to the backside of the tree to make the felling cut. He made the cut two to three inches above the first cut. The tree splintered, and struck the employee in the chest, which knocked him face down. The trunk momentarily hinged 16 ft above the cut and broke free, falling onto the employee's back. Emergency medical services were contacted, but the logger was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: CHEST, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, BACK, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308468958			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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