OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347462

BLOOD CLOT,FRACTURE,SHOULDER,TREE FELLING,TREE,STRUCK BY,TAG LINE,INATTENTION

1986-09-22T11:15:00

Event: BLOOD CLOT,FRACTURE,SHOULDER,TREE FELLING,TREE,STRUCK BY,TAG LINE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14347462
Report ID: 418300

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING ROTTEN TREE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING FELL A LINE TREE BY GUIDING IT DOWN WITH A TAG LINE. AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CO ILING THE ROPE AFTER GUIDING THE TREE DOWN, A ROTTEN TREE SUDDENLY FELL AND STRU CK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. HE SUFFERED 4 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN COLL ARBONE. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED OF A BLOOD CLOT OF THE LU NG 6 DAYS LATER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
21

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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