Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14530109 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14530109 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 04/25/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100977768	04/26/1989	2411	0	Sullivan Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 had left a 68 ft tall tree standing after the undercut and the back cut had been completed. He then went on to another tree and, while cutting, his saw jammed in the cut. He asked the skid operator to push the tree so that he could retrieve the saw. At that time a gust of wind pushed over the original tree, which struck Employee #1 on the head. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then flown by Medevac to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA, where he died approximately 9 hours later.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100977768			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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