OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14305569

CLEARANCE,HEAD,TREE LIMB,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,BUCKING,LOGGING

1987-06-23T00:00:00

Event: CLEARANCE,HEAD,TREE LIMB,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,BUCKING,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14305569
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

Employee killed when struck by tree limb

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 29, 1987, Employee #1 was bucking a hemlock windfall that was lying with its top pointing downhill and perpendicular to an 8 5 percent slope. The butt of the 3 ft diameter tree had broken free of its stump several years before and was not attached to a root wad. As the first cut was c ompleted, the approximately 80 ft long butt section was released and slid down t he hill past Employee #1. A short limb on the sliding tree struck him on the hea d, killing him instantly.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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