Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14539894

BODLE LOGGING

Event
HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100847664
Employer profile
BODLE LOGGING
Summary number
14539894
Report ID
830100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on October 29, 1986, Employee #1 felled a tree that became lodged in another tree. Instead of first removing the lodged tree, Employ ee #1 started bucking a log under it. The lodged tree fell, striking Employee #1 on the head and killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

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

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