Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14439293 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14439293 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 04/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107302192	04/18/1991	2411	0	Michael T. Bailey And Sons

Abstract: Employee #1 was felling a tree approximately 50 ft from a coworker who was cutting a 60 ft tree. The 60 ft tree fell and struck Employee #1, crushing his skull and breaking his neck. He was killed. The two employees were choker setters, and cutting trees was not part of their regularly assigned duties. Employees felling trees should maintain a minimum working distance of two tree lengths between workers.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, CHOKER SETTER, CRUSHED, TREE, NECK, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107302192			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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