Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200881845 - Logger Is Crushed And Killed When Tree Falls On Excavator
Accident: 200881845 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/20/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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314353095 | 06/20/2011 | 1711 | Lawman Heating & Cooling Inc | ||||
On June 20, 2011, Employee #1, a 47-year-old male excavator operator with Lawman Heating & Cooling Inc., was working with two other employees, conducting tree removal operations. Employee #1 was operating an excavator bucket to pull the trunk of the tree to prevent the saw from pinching and continue to pull the tree after the cut was finished. A coworker was also pulling on the tree with a chain attached to the tree and a payloader. The angle of pull by the payloader operator caused the tree to shift and roll onto the cab of the excavator, crushing and killing Employee #1. | |||||||
Keywords:
tree felling, wire rope, log, tree, logger, struck by, logging
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | Other | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 314353095 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Landscaping FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |