OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #511071

TREE FELLING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TREE,LOGGER,STRUCK BY

1986-10-16T14:30:00

Event: TREE FELLING,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TREE,LOGGER,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 511071
Report ID: 931600

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON OCTOBER 16, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN FELLING A TREE W ITHIN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S CUTTING AREA. (EMPLOYEE #1 HAD ENTERED THE OTHER EMPLOY EE'S AREA WITHOUT INFORMING HIM THAT HE WAS THERE.) THE OTHER EMPLOYEE COULD NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1 FROM WHERE HE WAS STANDING. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CUT A TREE WHICH FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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