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Accident: 123073.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Falling Tree

Accident: 123073.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 01/09/2020
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1454995.01501/10/2020Penn 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
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature
1 1454995.015 53 M Fatality Other

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