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Accident: 41759.015 - Employee Struck By Tree And Is Killed
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 892143.015 | 02/25/2013 | Pete Gould & Sons, Inc. |
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 wa s 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 an d become lodged. The employee hesitated in his retreat while the tree fell. Ins tead of running uphill away from the tree's path, the employee retreated lateral ly in the path of the falling tree. As the tree slid down the trunk of the lodg ed tree, it struck the employee in the upper back and head. The employee was kil led due to trauma to the back of the head.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | New project or new addition | 0 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 892143.015 | 44 | M | Fatality | Timber cutting and logging occupations | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause: |