OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #594317

TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1989-03-03T00:00:00

Event: TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 594317
Report ID: 419400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was walking away from the work area in which he had been assigned to cut, and through another cutter's area, when a tree fell and struck him. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
34

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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