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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237879

KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,TREE FELLING,TREE,STRUCK BY,KIDNEY,LOGGING,LEG

Event
KICK BACK,AMPUTATED,TREE FELLING,TREE,STRUCK BY,KIDNEY,LOGGING,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14237879
Report ID
627100

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN LEG BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A TREE FELLER, WAS CUTTING A TREE. AS THE TREE CLEARED THE STUMP, E MPLOYEE #1 RETREATED ABOUT 11 FEET. HOWEVER, AS THE TREE WAS FALLING IT STRUCK A NOTHER STANDING TREE AND KICKED BACK. THE BUTT END OF THE FALLING TREE STRUCK EM PLOYEE #1 IN THE LEG. THE SEVERITY IN THE INJURY WAS SUCH THAT THE LEG HAD TO BE AMPUTATED. THE EMPLOYEE DIED ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER OF APPARENT KIDNEY FAILURE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    1
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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