Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201573599 - Worker Is Killed by Falling Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 201573599 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 06/26/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313410839	06/29/2009	9512	924120	Bureau Of Land Management

Abstract: On June 26, 2009, three workers (Employee #1, an instructor and Employees #2 and #3, two trainees) were felling a large dead aspen tree during a training exercise that also served to clear hazardous trees. Employee #1 was the sawyer and completed the cut. As the tree fell from the initial cuts, it became hung up on another live aspen. The sawyer made a second cut to free the hang up. The tree fell, breaking into two pieces. The top portion fell back and struck the sawyer, causing death by blunt force trauma injury to the head.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, HEAD, SAWYER, TREE FELLING, STUCK, TREE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313410839			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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