Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81887.015 - Employee Crushed By Tree Trunk

Accident Summary Nr: 81887.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 12/23/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1114167.015	12/24/2015		561730	Second Nature Tree Service

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on Dec 23, 2015, an employee and coworker were bucking a felled tree. The employee was bucking a sub trunk and working towards the coworker, who was working on the main tree trunk. The employee was under a 12 foot subtrunk when his coworker made a cut that freed the subtrunk from the main trunk. The employee was crushed when struck by the subtrunk.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Crushing, Falling Object, Logging, Skull, Struck By, Tree, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1114167.015	22	M	Fatality		Chainsaw Operator

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