Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201361219 - Employee killed when struck by uprooted tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201361219 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302396247	05/11/2000	2411	0	T & M Timber Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a sawyer, had cut an approximately 54 in. diameter tree and had retreated to his safe zone when the felled tree slid back off the stump and uprooted two 6 in. diameter trees. The uprooted trees both fell into some overhead vines and then rolled off them. One of the trees struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302396247			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.