OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539431
CHEST,TREE FELLING,CRUSHED,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Event description
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE
Investigation abstract
ON JUNE 13, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING RIGHT-OF-WAY LOGS FOR A TEMPORARY ROAD. HE HAD WEDGED THE TREE HE WAS FELLING AND HAD MADE H IS UNDERCUT. AS THE TREE STARTED TO FALL, IT'S TOP HIT ANOTHER STANDING TREE, AP PROXIMATELY 38 FEET AWAY. THIS CAUSED THE FALLING TREE TO BOW AT THE TOP AND KIC K BACK, SLIDING ACROSS A SMALL SPRUCE WINDFALL THAT WAS LYING HORIZONTALLY ABOUT 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND.THE FALLING TREE PINNED THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST ANOTHER STAN DING TREE ABOUT 7 1/2 FEET AWAY. HIS CHEST WAS CRUSHED. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD NOT CLEA RED A WAY OF ESCAPE BEFORE FELLING THE TREE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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