Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202045308 - Employee Is Killed by Falling Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 202045308 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 05/06/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314214446	05/17/2010	2411	113310	Paul Bunyan Logging,Inc.

Abstract: On May 6, 2010, Employee #1, from Matt Waite Excavating, Inc., was traveling to a logging site to meet with the logging contractor, from Paul Bunyan Logging, Inc., and a subcontractor logger. Employee #1 was going to inspect the site and discuss which services he would need to provide on the site. While driving up the access road, a limb broke from a tree near the road. The limb struck and crushed the cab of the truck, with Employee #1 inside. Employee #1 was killed at the scene of the accident.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, CRUSHED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314214446			Fatality	Fracture	Excavating and loading machine operators

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