Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170154041 - Employee injured when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170154041 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112210919	12/11/1990	9199	0	California, State Of, Dept. Of Transportation

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 18, 1990, Employee #1 was cutting a dead tree on a mountain slope, approximately 100 ft above a roadway. He used a power saw to make an undercut and several backcuts, inserting a wedge at the back of the tree. He then finished cutting the tree and it slid off the stump. The tree butt hit the ground and the upper end fell toward Employee #1 and a coworker. Employee #1 was struck by the falling tree and suffered a fractured pelvis and right arm. The coworker was able to run out of the path of the falling tree.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112210919			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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