OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14329288

TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,TREE TRIMMING

1986-09-19T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,TREE TRIMMING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14329288
Report ID: 316110

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had notched an approximately 40 ft tree in preparation for felling i t. He and two coworkers had walked approximately 35 ft from the trunk of the tre e to discuss the fall when the tree trunk snapped. The tree fell onto Employee # 1, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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