Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 607473 - Employee killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 607473 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/02/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102832078	08/04/1988	1623	0	Georgia Right Of Way A Div. Of Floyd S. Pike Elect

Abstract: Employee #1 was notching a tree that had been delimbed. As the back cut was being made on a pine tree that was being felled about 40 ft away, the hinge between the notch and the back cut apparently broke and the tree started to fall toward Employee #1. Another employee, who was in an aerial lift, tried to guide the tree manually but could not control it. The tree struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102832078			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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