Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14209076 - Struck By Falling Tree Snag
Accident: 14209076 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/15/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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3065901 | 08/16/1985 | 2411 | Richard L Clark Logging Inc | ||||
AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 PM ON AUGUST 15, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY A FALLING SNAG. HE WAS TRYING TO FELL A WHITE FIR TREE AT THE GREEN MOUNTAIN TIMBER SALE, 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANDE, OREGON. WHEN THE WHITE FIR TREE HIT THE GROUND, IT LANDED ON A LARGE, PARTIALLY BURIED BOULDER, JARRING THE GROUND AND A 14 INCH DIAMETER RED FIR SNAG. THE JOLT BROKE THE SNAG OFF 8 FEET, 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE 38 FOOT LONG TOP PORTION FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. | |||||||
Keywords:
tree felling, lodged tree, vibrations, tree, struck by, falling object, logging
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 3065901 | Fatality | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |