Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14856918 - James C Huffman & Sons Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 14856918

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 02/08/1985

Site Address:
James C Huffman & Sons Inc
Sharp Rd
Easton, MD 21601

Mailing Address:
Box 44, Bethel, DE 19931

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS:

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference:

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/02/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360758445

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198055

Event: 01/29/1985

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN THE CHEST BY A TREE

Employee #1 was cutting down a gum tree using a gasoline powered chain saw. The employee cut through over 90 percent of the tree trunk when the saw started to bind in the kerf of the cut. A log skidder was used to push the tree in order to remove the saw from where it was binding. When the skidder backed away from the tree, the tree fell across the cab and onto the skidder, with the stump end of the tree suspended above the ground. Employee #1 climbed on top of the log skidder with a chain saw, 10 feet above the ground, to cut the tree so that they could remove the log skidder without damaging it. He cut through 7.5 inches of the 12-inch-wide tree, when the tree broke in two pieces. The end of the tree that was suspended in the air snapped back, striking Employee #1 in the chest and knocking him to the ground, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, CHAIN SAW, TREE, SKIDDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14856918			Fatality	Other	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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