Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14543268 - Struck By Falling Tree
Accident: 14543268 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 12/04/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1132737 | 12/06/1984 | 2411 | Canfield Logging | ||||
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2:29 PM ON DECEMBER 12, 1984. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOTCHING A TREE IN PREPARATION FOR FELLING IT. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES, OR BENDING OVER, RUNNING A CHAIN SAW. THE TREE THAT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 46 FEET LONG. A LOG SKIDDER WAS IN USE IN THE AREA. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, tree felling, tree, neck, struck by, logging
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1132737 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |