Inspection Detail
Inspection: 15206550 - Dupont Logging Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha
Site Address:
Dupont Logging Inc
Neals Pond Road
Lunenburg, VT 05906
Mailing Address:
Route 3 Box 307, North Stratford, NH 03590
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/10/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/10/1984
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 360601991 |
Investigation Summary
AN EMPLOYEE NOTCHED A TREE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE AND BACK-CUT THIS SAME TREE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE TREE DID NOT FALL AT THIS POINT NOR WAS IT MADE TO (PUSHED OVER BY SKIDDER). ONCE THE EMPLOYEE REALIZED THE TREE WAS NOT GOING TO FALL HE SIMPLY WALKED 40' AWAY AND STARTED LIMBING OTHER TREES ALREADY ON THE GROUND. THE TREE, BY WIND OR GRAVITY, CAME CRASHING DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEE AND CAUSED QUICK DEATH BY SEVERE SKULL FRACTURE. THE TREE WAS 10' IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE AND THE LIMB CONTACTING THE EMPLOYEE WAS 4" IN DIAMETER. A HARDHART WAS FOUND (UNDAMAGED) ON THE GROUND 5' AWAY.
Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, TREE, FALLING OBJECT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 15206550 | Fatality | Fracture | Timber cutting and logging occupations |