Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14489991 - STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING TREE LIMB
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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2151421 | 12/10/1985 | 2411 | 0 | Landry Logging Inc. |
Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES FOR PULPWOOD AND SAW LOGS. HE CUT DOWN A TREE WHICH, DURING ITS FALL, BROKE A LIMB FROM AN ADJACENT TREE. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN CUT DOWN ANOTHER TREE. WHILE BACKING AWAY FROM THE FALLING TREE, THE LIMB FROM THE ADJACENT TREE CAME DOWN, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 6, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2151421 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |