Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 607705 - Employee struck and killed by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 607705 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/29/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102734308	05/29/1990	2411	0	West Georgia Forest Products

Abstract: Employee #1 was felling trees when a tree lodged. He started to fell another tree and it either struck or shook the trees in which the first tree was lodged. As the second tree fell, Employee #1 backed away from it, ending up under the lodged tree, which then fell on him and killed him. Employee #1 was 19 ft from the stump of the lodged tree and about 6 ft from the stump of the second tree when he was struck.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102734308			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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