OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14528087
FRANK L. TATUM LOGGING CONTR.
TAYLOR, MS·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by uprooted tree
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were felling trees when Employee #1, the foreman, fel t he was too close to the coworker. At the foreman's request, the coworker moved further away. Employee #1 then looked around, and seeing it was clear, began cu tting. When it fell, the tree he had cut struck another tree, uprooting it. The uprooted tree struck Employee #1's hard hat and knocked him to the ground. He wa s killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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