Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 57228.015 - Employee is struck by falling tree and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 57228.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/16/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
956426.015	01/22/2014		321113	Kansas Hardwoods Inc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on January 16, 2014, an employee was felling a 90+ foot sycamore tree. The tree fell away from its intended falling location, hitting two smaller trees. This caused the trunk of the tree to kick back and the employee was struck fatally in the head.

Keywords: Head, Logging, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	956426.015	47	M	Fatality

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