Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14348122 - STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14348122 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 05/21/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1215441	05/24/1984	2411	0	John M Thompson Logging

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN AND BANDING PINE SAW TIMBER WITH A FRANKLIN 170 FELLER-BUNCHER MACHINE. HE HAD JUST CUT A 50' TALL PINE TREE. AS HE RELEASED THE VERTICAL TREE FROM THE JAWS OF THE FRANKLIN 170, EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED FROM BEHIND A TREE INTO THE PATH OF THE FALLING TREE. THE TREE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. NO MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN, AS THE TIMBER WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, FELLER-BUNCHER, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1215441			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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