Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202366951 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 202366951 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 07/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311176192	07/10/2007	2411	113310	Abrahams Cutting Inc

Abstract: On July 9, 2007, an employee, a timber faller, was struck and killed by a hemlock tree that had been pasted or growing against an old growth cedar stump. The employee had his back to the hemlock. It fell from the cedar stump unexpectedly, striking him 24 ft. from the cedar at a diameter of 8 inches.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311176192			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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