Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375777

64009 - RICK CARPENTER

Event
Chain Saw, Cutting, Falling Object, Fracture, Hard Hat, Head, Logger, Logging, PPE, Struck By, Training, Tree, Tree Felling
NAICS
113310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345445241
Employer profile
64009 - RICK CARPENTER
Summary number
221375777
Report ID
0452110

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by tree

Investigation abstract

At 2:22 p.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee was cutting down a tree when it fell and struck another tree bouncing back and striking the employee. The employee was killed when he incurred fractures to his head.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    999

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