Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 910265 - Employee killed when struck by falling log from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 910265 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105495451	01/16/1990	0783	0	Billy Jackson'S Carolina Tree Service

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic, was helping a coworker, a climber, remove logs and brush from under a tree that was being cut by another climber, who was blocking the tree down. The climber pushed a log off. The log fell and struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him. The employee should not have been under the tree where falling limbs and logs could hit him.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, LOG, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105495451			Fatality	Puncture	Forestry workers, except logging

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