Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520467 - Employee struck and killed by a falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201520467 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301734067	02/15/1999	0783	0	John Muskus & Son

Abstract: At approximately 10:35 a.m. on February 15, 1999, Employee #1 was working on a tree removal job. Employee #1 and a coworker were feeding brush into a wood chipper located approximately 100 ft from the tree that was being cut with a chain saw by the employer. Employee #1 moved away from the chipper and into the path of the falling tree. He did not hear the warning shouts of the employer due to the noise of the chain saw and chipper. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the falling tree and he was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner at 11:38 a.m.

Keywords: BRUSH CHIPPER, HEAD, TREE FELLING, CHAIN SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301734067			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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