Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 31095.015 - Logger is killed when tree limb falls.

Accident Summary Nr: 31095.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 05/26/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
479882.015	05/30/2012		113310	Able & Ready Hauling, Llc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 26, 2012, an employee was working for a firm in the logging industry that cut and transported timber. He was cutting a tree down by removing the limbs in sections. The employee was cutting a limb off a tree, from approximately 9.1 meters (30 feet) above ground. The employee cut the limb below the line that was tethering him to the tree. The limb fell, pulling the employee down with it. He sustained blunt force craniocerebral trauma in the fall, and he died.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Logger, Skull, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	479882.015	66	M	Fatality		Agriculture and forestry teachers

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