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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14351050

DOUGLAS M. LANGSTON

Event
HEAD, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, CRUSHED, SKULL, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#1185057
Employer profile
DOUGLAS M. LANGSTON
Summary number
14351050
Report ID
418300

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

ON MARCH 12, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:35 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TOPPING A PINE TREE . A LODGED TREE FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD. HIS SKULL WAS CRUSHED.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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