Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 772863 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 772863 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107522765	10/07/1991	0783	0	U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

Abstract: An employee used a chain saw to cut through a tree. He had not notched the tree so that that it would fall in the desired direction. After completing the cut, he ran in the same direction as the falling tree, and it crushed him. He died of his injuries.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107522765			Fatality	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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