Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201621018 - Employee injured when struck on head by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201621018 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 06/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305310906	06/10/2002	2411	0	John R Wood Trucking Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 10, 2002, Employee #1, of John R. Wood Trucking, Inc., was felling a 90-ft-tall by 12-in.-diameter white fir snag as part of a roadside hazard tree removal timber sale. He was cutting the tree when it buckled at approximately 25 ft from the undercut, causing the remaining 65-ft-long section to come back at him. Employee #1 could not escape in time and was struck on the head by part of the snag. He suffered concussion that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, TREE, LOGGER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305310906			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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