Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14204523 - Struck By Falling Tree
Accident: 14204523 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 09/20/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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15032774 | 09/27/1985 | 2411 | Mike D Coop | ||||
ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 FELLED A GREEN DOUGLAS FIR TREE INTO STANDING MAPLE AND ALDER TREES. THE TREE WAS 120 FEET HIGH, WITH A STUMP DIAMETER OF 19 INCHES. THE BUTT END OF THE FELLED TREE KICKED BACK ACROSS THE STUMP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LEFT SIDE AND PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND. FOGGY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME MAY HAVE HIDDEN THE HAZARD TO THE EMPLOYEE. | |||||||
Keywords:
tree felling, work rules, torso, tree, struck by, logging, poor visibility
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 15032774 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Timber cutting and logging occupations |