Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201392453 - Worker Clearing Trees Is Struck and Killed by Loose Section

Accident Summary Nr: 201392453 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/09/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312060395	08/09/2011	2411	113310	S & J Logging Inc

Abstract: On August 9, 2011, a worker was in a group clearing trees in a dense forest environment. The worker had just finished his back cut on a large tree and was proceeding away from the area along his retreat path. As the tree fell, it struck several smaller ones, causing them to spring back. A section of a standing dead tree six inches in diameter by six feet long (0.15 meters by 1.8 meters) was broken off. It catapulted toward the worker and struck him in the side of the head. He was killed. The narrative had two injury lines, as the employee was working for two outfits.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312060395			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	312060395			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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