Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 812156 - Employee killed when struck by tree section

Accident Summary Nr: 812156 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 01/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126579978	01/20/1999	0831	0	Peter Weske Timber,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was riding in the back of a pickup truck that was traveling on a logging road. The pickup passed behind a John Deere 643D feller-buncher that was harvesting trees. One tree in the head of the buncher broke, and a 38 ft section struck Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, FELLER-BUNCHER, TREE, TRUCK, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126579978			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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