Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201321502 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Log

Accident Summary Nr: 201321502 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 11/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312977010	11/04/2009	0783	561730	Penns Woods Tree Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were removing a single tree located on a residential lot by cutting the trunk into sections from an aerial bucket truck. The coworker in the bucket would allow the cut log to drop onto the bucket so it could be moved to the area near the chipper, approximately 20 ft away. When the log was dropped from the bucket (approximately 10 feet above), Employee #1 who was operating the chipper had not evacuated the area, and the log struck him on the head resulting in a concussion and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, LOG, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312977010			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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