Accident Report Detail
Accident: 511071 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Tree
Accident: 511071 -- Report ID: 0931600 -- Event Date: 10/16/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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18084988 | 10/23/1986 | 2411 | Neil Brewer Logging | ||||
AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON OCTOBER 16, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN FELLING A TREE WITHIN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S CUTTING AREA. (EMPLOYEE #1 HAD ENTERED THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S AREA WITHOUT INFORMING HIM THAT HE WAS THERE.) THE OTHER EMPLOYEE COULD NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1 FROM WHERE HE WAS STANDING. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CUT A TREE WHICH FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM. | |||||||
Keywords:
tree felling, obstructed view, work rules, crushed, tree, logger, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 18084988 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |