Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 828111 - Employee killed when struck by ricocheting tree

Accident Summary Nr: 828111 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104257613	04/18/1991	1629	0	Transportation, Department Of

Abstract: Employee #1 was at a site that was being cleared in preparation for building construction. He was approximately 8 ft above the ground, standing in the bucket of a Ford front end loader, A625R5058, using a Homelite Super XL chain saw, #UT-100454, to fell an oak tree. The east limb of the tree, which had two main limbs, had already been cut, and a 70 ft nylon rope was being used to control the direction of the fall. It was connected to the chain on one end and to a John Deere front end loader, JD450, serial #114868T, on the other end. The chain was attached to the west limb approximately 25 ft above the ground. The tree fell, hit the ground, and bounced back, striking Employee #1 in the chest and crushing him against the bucket. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, TREE FELLING, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104257613			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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