OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423925

HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1987-09-07T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14423925
Report ID: 931800

Event description

Employee killed when struck by tree limb

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was felling a pine tree when a limb from a madrone fell and struck h im on the head. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 68 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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