OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540157

CHEST,KICK BACK,TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING

1988-01-19T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,KICK BACK,TREE FELLING,WORK RULES,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14540157
Report ID: 830100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TREE WHICH KICKED BACK

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM ON JANUARY 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES. ON E TREE FAILED TO FALL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND STRUCK ANOTHER TREE AS IT WAS F ALLING. THE SECOND TREE KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE CHEST, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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