OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224497

HEAD,TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1987-09-22T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14224497
Report ID: 355115

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LODGED TREE STRUCK HIM ON HIS HEAD

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 CUT A TREE WHICH LODGED IN ANOTHER TREE AS IT FELL. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN DECIDED TO CUT DOWN THE SECOND TREE. WHEN THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING MOVED OR BEGA N TO FALL, THE LODGED TREE DISLODGED AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD. HE DIED OF ACUTE HEAD TRAUMA.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
494

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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