OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14544985
CHEST,TREE FELLING,CRUSHED,TREE,LOGGING,TREE TRIMMING
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE
Investigation abstract
An employee was cutting down an oak tree. The tree fell and crushed the employee . He suffered massive chest injuries and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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