OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412480

TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,INATTENTION

1987-05-27T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14412480
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed by falling tree

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 27, 1987, Employee #1 was limbing fallen trees . He and a coworker were situated near where a National Hydro-Ax shear, model 79 , serial #753, was cutting down pulpwood trees. An approximately 60 ft high tree fell on Employee #1 from about 30 to 35 ft away; he was seriously injured and l ater died as a result of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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