Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700762 - Employee struck and killed by felled tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201700762 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303307011	08/07/2000	2411	0	Browning Logging Inc

Abstract: On August 4, 2000, Employee #1 was felling a bull pine tree on a hillside. Apparently, when the tree struck the ground, it sprang back and rolled in clockwise around the hillside. The butt of the tree struck Employee #1 in the left rib cage. He was killed by the blow.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303307011			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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