Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 596635 - Employee dies after being struck by bulldozed tree

Accident Summary Nr: 596635 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102735586	07/26/1990	1623	0	Strack, Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 10:17 a.m. on July 26, 1990, Employee #1 was standing in a trench observing a sewer line pipe that was being covered up. The tree roots of a downed tree that was being moved by a bulldozer had become stuck in the ground. Because of spring tension, the tree sprang into the trench and struck Employee #1. He died August 12, 1990 from his injuries.

Keywords: STUCK, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102735586			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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