Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 594747 - Employee fatally struck by falling lodged tree

Accident Summary Nr: 594747 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 11/24/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102685948	12/01/1993	2411	0	H & H Logging Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 24, 1993, Employee #1 was working to clear an ATV trail that had been blocked during the logging process. Employee #1 was walking under a lodged red oak tree as a sawyer was cutting into sections another tree that had been felled onto the lower end of the lodged red oak. Upon completion of the sawyer's cut, the tree shifted and the lodged red oak fell and struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102685948			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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