Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201282886 - Employee Is Killed During Tree Felling Operations

**Accident: 201282886 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/15/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311037030	01/17/2008	1799	Mccant'S Construction, Inc.

On January 15, 2008, Employee #1, an employee of McCant's Construction, Inc., was cutting trees to clear a lot for construction. A falling tree struck the head of Employee #1, causing him to fall forward. Employee #1 struck his head against an operating chainsaw and was killed.

Keywords: head, tree felling, chain saw, struck against, construction, laceration, tree, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	311037030			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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