Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123693566 - Willard R. Coleman

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Abingdon (Field Office) - Safety 0355110

Inspection Nr: 123693566

Report ID: 0355110

Date Opened: 05/10/1994

Site Address:
Willard R. Coleman
2 1/4 Mi. W.Intersection Rt.643 & Rt.645
Hurley, VA 24620

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 183, Panther W., VA 24822

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360298582

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 948158

Event: 05/09/1994

Employee dies after being struck by uprooted tree

Employee #1 was fatally injured while operating a bulldozer in the process of pulling cut timber from an estimated 55 percent slope. He had tied the dozer's winch cable to a tree to winch the dozer back up the slope to where the cut timber was located. The tree to which Employee #1 was tied uprooted and fell just as he stuck his head out from under the dozer's canopy. The tree struck his head, causing a laceration to his brain and extensive skull injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, LACERATION, SKULL, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WINCH, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123693566			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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