Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 99334.015 - Employee Is Struck and Killed By Falling Tree
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1266680.015 | 09/27/2017 | 113310 | Samuel Fetterman And Sons Logging, Llc. |
Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were felling cherry trees. The coworker was cutting down a cherry tree behind him. This tree measured approximately 12 in. wide and 50 ft long and was located 35 ft behind Employee #1. As Employee #1 felled his tree, the other tree behind him fell and struck him. The falling tree caused blunt force trauma to Employee #1, killing him.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1266680.015 | 59 | M | Fatality | Forestry workers, except logging |