OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607473

GEORGIA RIGHT OF WAY A DIV. OF FLOYD S. PIKE ELECT

ALPHARETTA, GA· 1988-08-02T00:00:00

Event: CONSTRUCTION, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, AERIAL LIFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102832078
Employer profile: GEORGIA RIGHT OF WAY A DIV. OF FLOYD S. PIKE ELECT
Summary number: 607473
Report ID: 418100

Event description

Employee killed when struck by tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was notching a tree that had been delimbed. As the back cut was bein g made on a pine tree that was being felled about 40 ft away, the hinge between the notch and the back cut apparently broke and the tree started to fall toward Employee #1. Another employee, who was in an aerial lift, tried to guide the tre e manually but could not control it. The tree struck Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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