Accident Report Detail
Accident: 124645.015 - Employee Is Struck By Tree Limb And Is Killed
Accident: 124645.015 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 01/27/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1458948.015 | 01/28/2020 | Fitzgerald Logging | |||||
At 11:00 a.m. on January 27, 2020, Employee #1 was cutting a poplar tree, as a coworker went for diesel fuel for the skidder. Employee #1 was cutting a large poplar tree with an Echo CS-800P chain saw when a limb of another tree wrapped in vines, broke striking Employee #1's head and fractured his skull. Employee #1 wore a hooded jacket and a baseball cap. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, head, fracture, tree felling, tree limb, chain saw
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1458948.015 | 63 | M | Fatality | Fracture | Forestry workers, except logging |