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Accident: 170724702 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Snag Tree

Accident: 170724702 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/15/1998
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12568457106/16/19982411Taffi Forest Management Co
On June 15, 1998, Employee #1 was felling a tree that knocked over two smaller cedar trees. These struck a snag that then fell back on Employee #1, killing him.
Keywords: tree felling, work rules, tree, logger, struck by, falling object, logging
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 125684571 Fatality Fracture Timber cutting and logging occupations

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