Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201391257 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201391257 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 06/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308799659	06/21/2006	2411	113310	Marvin Nelson Forest Products Inc

Abstract: On June 20, 2006, Employee #1, a mechanical harvester operator, was felling a tree with a chain saw. When that tree lodged in a standing tree, he began removing the limbs from a previously-felled tree. The lodged tree then fell to the ground, struck Employee #1, and killed him.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, UNSECURED, CHAIN SAW, PINNED, LODGED TREE, SAW, CRUSHED, TREE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308799659			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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