Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 793349 - Employee killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 793349 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/14/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115722316	08/14/1992	0831	0	Silvics Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:20 p.m. on August 14, 1992, Employee #1, a seed cone harvester for Silvics, Inc., climbed a 54 ft tall ponderosa pine and secured himself to the tree by looping his climbing rope around the bole and securing the rope to his climbing belt. He was standing on the 1 inch diameter limbs removing cones from near the top of the tree. The 2 inch diameter bole broke 49 feet above the ground, apparently where the climbing rope was secured. At least one of the 1 inch limbs broke. The rope was pulled over the tree top and Employee #1 fell to the ground. He died. The broken section of the tree top, approximately 5 feet in length, remained attached to the tree in an inverted position.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, TREE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115722316			Fatality	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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