Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 91082.015 - Employee Is Killed When Falling Tree Crushes Him

**Accident: 91082.015 -- Report ID: 0936500 -- Event Date: 08/13/2016**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1171025.015	08/14/2016		U. S. Department Of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service

At 4:45 p.m. on August 13, 2016, an employee who was a Widland Firefighter, was cutting a tree down and the tree fell on top of him when it changed direction. The employee's head and chest was crushed when struck by the tree and died from those injuries.

Keywords: chain saw, struck by, tree, tree felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1171025.015	26	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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