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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512321

CRUSHED,TREE,LOGGER

Event
CRUSHED,TREE,LOGGER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14512321
Report ID
523310

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED AND KILLED BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

On February 24, 1987, in Tilden WI, Employee #1, a 40 year old male, was felling a tree in a logging operation. Employee #1 was struck and crushed by the fallin g tree and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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