Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 768150 - Employee killed by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 768150 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109107193	03/18/1994	2411	0	Mark Smith Logging, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was struck by a falling pine tree that had been cut by another log cutter. The tree had lodged against another tree, and Employee #1 did not know it had been cut because the other cutter had failed to mark the tree with a red flag to identify it as a lodged tree. Employee #1 walked into the radius of the lodged tree and began cutting limbs from a felled tree without noticing the lodged tree. ANSI 03.1-78 requires marking a tree that becomes lodged and keeping the area clear until the tree is on the ground. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109107193			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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