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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524268

FRACTURE,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,PPE,WORK RULES,SKULL,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

Event
FRACTURE,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,PPE,WORK RULES,SKULL,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14524268
Report ID
522500

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY TREE LIMB

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 AM ON MARCH 10, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING A TREE. WHEN THE TREE FELL A LIMB OF THE TREE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, FRACTURING HIS SKULL. HE LATER DIED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING ANY KIND OF HEAD PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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