Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170228936 - Employee killed by falling uprooted tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170228936 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110704939	10/31/1990	2411	0	Tomahawk Logging Inc

Abstract: On September 26, 1990, Employee #1, of Tomahawk Logging, Inc., was felling and bucking trees with a chain saw at a logging site. He cut a tree down and was cutting it into shorter lengths when a dead tree uprooted and fell on him. He was crushed and was pronounced dead at the site. The dead tree that fell did not appear to be rotten. A regulatory citation was issued.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110704939			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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