OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256366

HEAD,TREE LIMB,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1985-12-04T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TREE LIMB,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14256366
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was assigned to hook trees to a skidder but had been topping trees i n an unassigned area. A stumper had cut a 60 ft oak tree that fell into a 50 ft gum tree. When the gum tree broke and fell, a limb struck Employee #1 behind the head and underneath his hard hat, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
496

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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