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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14206049

EXPLOSION,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
EXPLOSION,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14206049
Report ID
1054116

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:05 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE REST OF THE FIRE TRAILING CREW HAD FINISHED BUILDING FIRE TRAILS AND WERE WALKING UP A FIRE TRAIL. THEY CAME UPON ANOTHER FIRE TRAILING CREW COMING DOWN THE TRAIL. THEY ST OPPED TO TALK. JUST AS THEY WERE LEAVING A NEARBY TREE EXPLODED, CAUSING THE TOP HALF OF THE TREE TO TOPPLE OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. THE EXPLOSION IN THE TREE TRUNK APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM A BUILDUP OF HEAT, WATER A ND PITCH INSIDE THE BURNING TREE TRUNK.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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