Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952291 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 952291 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 03/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307354233	03/17/2004	1629	238910	William A. Hazel, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a chainsaw during a tree felling job on a steep slope of a hill located above a ravine, at a residential construction site in Falls Church, VA. At the time of the incident, Employee #1 was cutting a tree when the chainsaw became caught in it. Employee #1 called for a coworker to help him free the chainsaw. As both employees were cutting the tree, it fell and struck Employee #1 on his head. He was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307354233			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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