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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447478

S K WILSON COMPANY

Event
TREE FELLING,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14985733
Employer profile
S K WILSON COMPANY
Summary number
14447478
Report ID
453710

Event description

CAUGHT UNDER FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STUMPING IN A WET AREA, NEAR A SMALL CREEK. THE AREA WAS TOO WET FOR A BUNCHER. HE CUT TREE #1, WHICH APPARENTLY LODGED IN TREE #2. HE THEN CUT TREE #3. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF FALLING TREE #3, HE WAS STRUCK BY A ND CAUGHT UNDER TREE #1. TREE #1 STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK/SHOULDER AREA. NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE GUSTY WINDS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT . THE WIND MAY HAVE LOOSENED LODGED TREE #1 SO THAT IT FELL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WA SN'T LOOKING.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 70 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    17
    Task assigned
    1

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