Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201751047 - Wildland Firefighter Is Killed While Felling Trees

Accident Summary Nr: 201751047 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 07/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305170169	07/04/2002	0851	0	Usda Forest Service

Abstract: On July 1, 2002, Employee #1, a contract wildland firefighter for the USDA Forest Service, was working as a sawer (class C Feller) to clear a landing location for a helicopter tank during the Missionary Ridge Fire in Durango, CO. While felling hazardous snags, he was struck by an aspen tree and killed. This tree had showed no signs of fire damage until it fell over. Afterwards, it was determined that the tree root system had been burned away.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, TREE FELLING, TREE, HELICOPTER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305170169			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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