Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 41759.015 - Employee struck by tree and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 41759.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/25/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
892143.015	02/25/2013		238990	Pete Gould & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:35 p.m. on February 25, 2013 an employee was felling a tree, and clearing a right of way to install pipe during construction of a gas line. The employee was using a Stihl MS 461 chain saw equipped with a 24 inch bar to cut the hickory tree which had previously fell into an oak tree. The tree changed its descent and become lodged. The employee hesitated in his retreat while the tree fell. Instead of running uphill away from the tree's path, the employee retreated laterally in the path of the falling tree. As the tree slid down the trunk of the lodged tree, it struck the employee in the upper back and head. The employee was killed due to trauma to the back of the head.

Keywords: Back, Head, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	892143.015	44	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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