OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489991

HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,INATTENTION

1985-12-06T13:30:00

Event: HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,STRUCK BY,LOGGING,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14489991
Report ID: 215800

Event description

STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING TREE LIMB

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES FOR PULPWOOD AND SAW LOGS. HE CUT DOWN A TREE WHIC H, DURING ITS FALL, BROKE A LIMB FROM AN ADJACENT TREE. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN CUT DOW N ANOTHER TREE. WHILE BACKING AWAY FROM THE FALLING TREE, THE LIMB FROM THE ADJA CENT TREE CAME DOWN, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 6, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM. E MPLOYEE #1 DIED OF MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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