Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43044.015 - Employee is struck by tree and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 43044.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
899527.015	04/08/2013		113310	A Street Logging

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 8, 2013, Employee #1 was cutting a 19 inch tree adjacent to a tree that had been cut but had not fallen. As the employee continued sawing into the second tree, the first tree suddenly fell and landed on the employee, crushing him. A coworker found him several minutes later and used a Skidder to lift the tree off of him. Employee #1 was killed by the crushing blow.

Keywords: Crushed, Skidder, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	899527.015	32	M	Fatality		Chainsaw Operator

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