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Accident: 14439376 - Employee Killed Instantly When Struck By Falling Tree

Accident: 14439376 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/15/1991
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11050368707/16/19912411M. Canaday Logging, Inc.
Employee #1, a sawyer, felled a burned tree upgrade. The falling tree struck a stump, then sprung back downgrade toward Employee #1 and struck him in the chest. Employee #1 died instantly.
Keywords: chest, tree felling, tree, struck by, falling object, logging
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 110503687 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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