Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14559637 - Employee killed when struck in head by snag tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14559637 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 12/01/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107868457	12/05/1989	2411	0	Rasmussen Logging

Abstract: Employee #1 was in Upper Squaw Creek Drainage, a burned area of a U.S. Forest that was being salvaged. He had felled a tree which struck a snag. The snag sprang back, snapped, and struck Employee #1 on top of his hard hat, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107868457			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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