Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69427.015 - Employee struck by uprooted tree and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 69427.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 12/09/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1012918.015	12/10/2014		113310	Hood Timber And Construction Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on December 9, 2014, Employee #1 was felling a standing chestnut oak tree using a Stihl 24 inch chainsaw. The employee was wearing chaps and a hard hat equipped with a face shield and ear muffs. The ground was very wet. As Employee #1 felled his tree, a red oak tree 8 inches in diameter uphill uprooted, fell on him and killed him. He sustained a fractured skull, broken neck and was bleeding from his ears and nose. The employee was knocked several feet downhill where he was found lying against a standing tree.

Keywords: Fracture, Neck, PPE, Skull, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Unstable Soil

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1012918.015	38	M	Fatality

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