Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202369609 - Employee Struck by Felling Tree, Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202369609 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 05/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316802917	05/28/2013	2411	113310	Jim Schlesser Inc

Abstract: On May 20, 2013, Employee #1 was cutting trees to open a draw. A coworker cut a tree but the tree snagged and did not fall. The coworker told two other coworkers to back up and he would drop a second tree on the first cut tree. As the coworker started to cut the second tree, the employee walked from behind the cutter to start cutting a nearby stand of trees. Employee #1 walked to the other stand, the tree that was being cut started to fall. The tree did not fall as planned and the employee was struck and died at the .scene.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316802917			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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