OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #674879
HALLMANS WOOD CHOPPERS
GILBERT, SC·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned under falling pine tree
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was felling pine trees alone in the woods. He cut one tree, which lo dged in a pine tree, and then moved approximately 15 ft from the lodged tree. He cut another pine tree, which fell across the lodged tree, causing the butt end to kick back onto him. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and died. All thr ee trees were approximately 12 to 15 in. in diameter.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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