Accident Report Detail
Accident: 123073.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Falling Tree
Accident: 123073.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 01/09/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1454995.015 | 01/10/2020 | Penn Line Corporation | |||||
At 3:45 p.m. on January 9, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in tree felling operations. Employee #1, who was operating a chainsaw, made a back cut to a tree. The tree began to fall, and the coworkers gave verbal warning to Employee #1, who began to walk along a designated escape route but then paused. The falling tree, after hitting the ground, bucked upward, and the butt of the tree struck Employee #1 in the head. He was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, tree felling, construction, head, equipment operator, chain saw
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1454995.015 | 53 | M | Fatality | Other |