Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1253628.015 - Zane Grey

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1253628.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 08/09/2017

Site Address:
Zane Grey
Mallory Road
Verbank, NY 12585

Mailing Address:
70 Flint Road, Millbrook, NY 12545

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 113310/Logging

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1250245

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 98017.015

Event: 08/08/2017

Employee is struck and killed by falling tree

At 11:18 a.m. on August 8, 2017, an employee was cutting trees with a chainsaw in a wooded area. The employee was felling a black birch with a chainsaw. The tree did not fall in the intended direction and the employee was struck by the tree when it fell. The employee was killed from multiple trauma.

Keywords: Logging, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253628.015	38	M	Fatality		Forestry and conservation scientists

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