Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 951293 - Employee killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 951293 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 04/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301820718	04/28/1998	1611	0	J. L. Kent & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on April 28, 1998, Employee #1 was using a chain saw to cut a 70 ft long by 10 in. diameter black pine tree in two. The tree had been toppled over by a track excavator and was flat on the ground except for its trunk, which was bowed over a pile of dirt created when the tree was pushed over. When Employee #1 had cut approximately 9 in. through the tree, it broke in two and sprung up, striking Employee #1 in the head. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: KICK BACK, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TREE, STRUCK BY, TREE TRIMMING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301820718			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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