Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495634 - STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14495634 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2448793	06/03/1985	2411	0	Gene Williams

Abstract: ON MAY 29, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN AS A PART OF HIS NORMAL DUTIES. HE WAS IN A MOUNTAINOUS FOREST. THE LENGTH OF THE TREE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, WAS 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHED 900 POUNDS. THE EMPLOYEE MISJUDGED THE DIRECTION OF FALL. THE TREE STRUCK THE SIDE OF A LODGED TREE, CAUSING IT TO SWING TOWARDS EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND KNOCKED DOWN. THE TREE THEN FELL ON HIM, CRUSHING AND KILLING HIM.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, LODGED TREE, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY, FACE, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2448793			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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