Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14242267 - Employee Killed When Struck By Limb Of Falling Tree
Accident: 14242267 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/19/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300384443 | 06/22/1998 | 7363 | Tri-County Private Industry Council, Inc. | ||||
Employee #1 and a coworker, both aged 18, were felling trees. The coworker was cutting down an approximately 80 ft tall dead oak tree when it twisted and failed to land as planned. Instead, as the tree fell, one of its branches struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. Employee #1 was wearing his hard hat. | |||||||
Keywords:
clearance, head, tree felling, tree limb, work rules, inexperience, tree, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300384443 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |