OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437552
WAYNE CLAAR TRUCKING
GRANGEVILLE, ID·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by falling tree
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a tree feller, had just completed his morning break. When he return ed to the forest, he entered an area where a coworker was already working. Emplo yee #1 was situated approximately 135 ft away, and was bent over making a backcu t in a tree when the coworker felled a 150 ft tall tree. Employee #1 was struck by the falling tree, sustaining severe head and internal injuries. He was killed .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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