Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361003 - Employee Killed When Struck by Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 201361003 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302394614	12/07/1999	2411	0	Willie Flowers D/B/A Willie Flowers Logging

Abstract: On November 29, 1999, Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by a 15-foot 8-inch long partially-rotten limb. The limb fell approximately 40 feet from an oak tree that was adjacent to a tree that Employee #1 manually felled. Employee #1 had completed cutting the tree and was retreating to what he thought was a safe zone. He had traveled 8 to 12 feet from the cut tree when he was struck. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, nor cut resistant boots and leg protectors.

Keywords: HARD HAT, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302394614			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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