Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 601286 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 601286 -- Report ID: 0931500 -- Event Date: 11/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100965292	11/09/1987	2411	0	Lowner Enterprises, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was bucking a felled tree into logs when a tree limb from an adjacent tree fell and struck him on the head, killing him. The thick crown areas of the adjacent trees and may have hidden the broken tree limb from view. The wind, which was blowing an average of 8 mph with gusts to 35 mph, could also have dislodged the tree limb.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100965292			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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