Accident Report Detail
Accident: 43044.015 - Employee Is Struck By Tree And Is Killed
Accident: 43044.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/08/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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899527.015 | 04/08/2013 | A Street Logging | |||||
At 1:30 p.m. on April 8, 2013, Employee #1 was cutting a 19 inch tree adjacent t o a tree that had been cut but had not fallen. As the employee continued sawing into the second tree, the first tree suddenly fell and landed on the employee, c rushing him. A coworker found him several minutes later and used a Skidder to l ift the tree off of him. Employee #1 was killed by the crushing blow. | |||||||
Keywords:
crushed, skidder, struck by, tree, tree felling
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 899527.015 | 32 | M | Fatality | Chainsaw Operator |