OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432511
CA FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION
CHESTER, CA·
Event description
Four employees are injured when struck by falling tree durin
Investigation abstract
At 12:52 p.m. on August 7, 2021, a fire crew was completing a fire line on a side hill at a remote location on the Dixie incident near Chester, CA. While redirecting the crew around a fallen log, an approximately 100+ foot tall tree fell, striking and injuring four firefighters. Employee #1 was hospitalized with head and facial lacerations, back and vertebrae fractures, rib fractures, second- to third-degree burns, and a shoulder injury. Employee #2 was treated for three broken ribs. Employee #3 was treated for a knee injury and possible concussion. Employee #4 was treated for a forearm contusion. Employees #2, #3, and #4 were not hospitalized.
Victims (4)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7022
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#2 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 413
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7022
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#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7022
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