Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78836.015 - Employee is killed when a tree falls on him

Accident Summary Nr: 78836.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 08/11/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1084734.015	08/12/2015		113310	Sawyer Tree Service Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 11, 2015, employees were logging on the back of a 40-acre plot of land. Employee #1 was in the process of felling a tree. After notching the front side of the tree at the base, he went to the backside of the tree to start cutting. Employee #1 noticed the John Deere 540D log skidder was coming up the path, so he walked to the front side of the tree to avoid the skidder. Employee #2 was operating the skidder and pulling two logs, negotiating a slight bend in the trail. As the skidder pulled the logs around the bend the logs contacted a bumper on the right side. (A bumper is a tree designated to keep the skidded logs on the path.) The bumper broke off at the base, fell over, and struck Employee #1 on his right shoulder, taking him to the ground and killing him. He sustained spinal cord and internal injuries.

Keywords: Logger, Logging, Skidder, Struck By, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1084734.015	20	M	Fatality		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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