Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 689083 - WIND BLEW TREE ONTO EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 689083 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 04/09/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104592860	04/13/1987	5261	0	Stai'S Nursery Center

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 HAD GONE INTO A WOODED AREA TO CUT POLES FOR A LEAN-TO AT A NURSERY. HIGH WINDS HAD APPARENTLY BLOWN AN ASPEN TREE OVER INTO ANOTHER TREE. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO CUT A POLE (SMALL TREE) DOWN IN THAT AREA. THE WIND AND THE WEIGHT OF THE ASPEN TREE CAUSED A BRANCH TO BREAK. THE LODGED TREE FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 AT THE BASE OF THE SKULL, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. THE TREE BRANCH THAT STRUCK HIM WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, AGRICULTURE, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104592860			Fatality	Fracture	Nursery workers

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