Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920023 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200920023 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 03/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301794988	03/06/1998	2411	0	George Martin Walker, Jr.

Abstract: On March 6, 1998, Employee #1 was in the woods at a residential farm site, clearing a small stand of mixed hard- and softwood trees. He made a notch and a back cut in a maple tree, felling it as planned. As the tree came down, a pine tree approximately 20 ft away was pulled up by its root ball. It fell directly at Employee #1, at a 90 degree angle to the path of the maple tree. He was struck in the legs and torso by the pine tree, and was killed. Employee #1 was working alone; his son had left the immediate area and did not observe any of the activities leading up to the accident.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301794988			Fatality	Fracture	Personal service occupations, n.e.c.

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