Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14481741 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Tree
Accident: 14481741 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 11/22/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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17654625 | 11/25/1986 | 0783 | J & J Tree Service | ||||
Before climbing a 66 ft tall poplar tree, Employee #1 tested the tree by tapping it with a hammer and pulling on it with a guy rope. After the tests, Employee #1 climbed the tree using a climbing belt and carrying a Homelite XL chain saw which he would use to notch it. While Employee #1 was trimming the tree, coworkers were on a nearby wooded bank keeping a taut guy line (a manila rope) on the tree to keep the cut sections from falling on an adjacent house trailer. Employee #1 first trimmed a 3 ft section from the top, and then moved down approximately 12 ft. He had notched the next section of the tree when it snapped 3 ft from the base. The tree fell on top of Employee #1, who was still attached to it with his climbing belt. He sustained crushing injuries to the left side of his chest and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, tree felling, crushed, tree, fall, tree trimming
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 17654625 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |