OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570945
I. JAMES MENG
LA CROSSE, WI·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by a tree
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a logger, was using a chain saw to fell trees. He cut a tree, which fell against another tree. When he then proceeded to cut down the second tree, the first tree fell on him. His neck was broken and he was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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