OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524144

CRUSHED,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1987-04-20T00:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14524144
Report ID: 522500

Event description

Employee killed by falling dead tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had taken a log skidder up in the woods to pick up some logs that ha d been cut. While he was in the woods hooking cables around the logs, a dead tre e fell over and crushed him. He died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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