Accident Report Detail
Accident: 79541.015 - Employee Is Struck And Killed By Falling Tree
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1091831.015 | 09/14/2015 | American Design Builders Llc. |
At 1:35 p.m. on September 14, 2015, Employee #1, working alone, made the backcut and hingecut on a 22-inch diameter, 45-foot tall willow tree with a gas-powered chainsaw. The employee then retreated 12.3 feet to 24.5 feet to the northwest a s the tree fell. The tree fell to the southeast, smashing into an adjacent tree that was standing 11.3 feet to the southeast of the stump. The trunk then kick ed back in the direction of the retreated employee and hit them in the chest, ki lling him.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1091831.015 | 46 | M | Fatality | Timber cutting and logging occupations |