Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 976605 - Employee killed when struck by tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 976605 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 12/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104020771	12/22/1988	0783	0	Welch Tree Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was one of four coworkers who were cutting wood to clean up a field and woods near a farm. Each person was going to share in the wood cut and, if they had any left over, they planned to sell it and share the money. He was standing 10 to 12 ft south of a tree that was being cut. When the tree fell it hit another dead tree, knocking off a 24 ft long, 6 to 7 in. diameter limb. The limb fell 45 ft, striking Employee #1 on the head. He was taken to a nearby doctor and pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104020771			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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