OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478408

HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,LODGED TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1988-03-23T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,SLIP,LODGED TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14478408
Report ID: 111100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by lodged tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working beneath a lodged tree when the tree slipped and fell app roximately 5 ft onto his head, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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