OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478374

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

1987-10-08T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14478374
Report ID: 111100

Event description

Logger killed when struck by falling tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a chain saw to fell a tree. As the tree fell, it hit a sna g, and struck Employee #1 in the head. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
6

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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