Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201392289 - Falling Tree Kills Logger

Accident Summary Nr: 201392289 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/01/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312076441	02/01/2011	2411	113310	K & K Forest Prod Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 1, 2011, Employee #1, a 55-year-old male with K & K Forest Prod Llc., was performing logging operations with two other coworkers. One coworker was falling trees while Employee #1 and another coworker were skidding the trees. The coworker falling the trees made a notch in a tree, then started to make the back cut, but the tree started to fall. He noticed Employee #1 in the direction of the falling tree. The coworker yelled to Employee #1 that the tree was falling toward him. Employee #1 tried to run but did not get out of the way in time. Another coworker tried to drive the skidder under the falling tree but did not make it there in time. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the falling tree and died as a result of the incident.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, LOG, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312076441			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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