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Accident: 200880664 - Employee Killed When Struck By Tree

Accident: 200880664 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/24/2002
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30459165406/24/20022411Dansville Logging And Lumber Corporation
Employee #1 was felling timber when a tree became lodged in some other trees. Employee #1 attempted to free the lodged tree by cutting one of the trees supporting it. Immediately after cutting one of the trees the lodged tree fell striking Employee #1 in the back crushing his chest. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: chest, tree felling, tree, struck by, falling object
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 304591654 Fatality Other Timber cutting and logging occupations

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