OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550818

HEAD,TREE FELLING,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1985-07-15T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TREE FELLING,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14550818
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES IN A DESIGNATED LEAVE-TREE UNIT. HE HAD FELLED A L ARGE RED FIR AND WAS APPARENTLY WALKING UP THE SLOPE AT AN ANGLE AND TO THE RIGH T OF THE FIR STUMP. A 60 TO 80 FOOT SNAGGED TREE FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. THE EMPLOYEE COULD HAVE CUT THE SNAG FIRST, BUT DID NOT D O SO. THE ROOTS OF THE SNAGGED TREE WERE ROTTEN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WIND CO ULD HAVE DISLODGED IT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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