Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201280518 - Employee struck by tree is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201280518 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109301051	06/17/1999	2411	0	Triple D Logging,Inc.

Abstract: An employer had cut a 14-inch-diameter pine tree using a Hydro AX cutting machine and the 90-ft-long tree lodged against another tree. He left the tree standing without telling anyone. Employee #1, a chainsaw operator, cut an adjacent tree pulling the lodged tree loose. The previously cut tree fell striking Employee #1 across the head and shoulders killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109301051			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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