Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14398457 - Tree feller killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14398457 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/14/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100757053	01/15/1991	2411	0	Clearwood Logging Co.

Abstract: At about 8:00 a.m. on August 14, 1990, Employee #1 was using a power saw to fell an approximately 24 in. diameter oak tree. As he cut through the tree, it started to fall. It apparently bounced back on the stump and caught Employee #1 on the side of his head, knocking him head first to the ground. He was transported to the Lufkin Memorial Medical Center of East Texas in Lufkin, TX. Employee #1 was transferred later that day to the Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches, TX, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 4:00 p.m.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100757053			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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