OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689083

HEAD,HIGH WIND,AGRICULTURE,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY

1987-04-09T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,HIGH WIND,AGRICULTURE,LODGED TREE,TREE,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 689083
Report ID: 552700

Event description

WIND BLEW TREE ONTO EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD GONE INTO A WOODED AREA TO CUT POLES FOR A LEAN-TO AT A NURSERY. HIGH WINDS HAD APPARENTLY BLOWN AN ASPEN TREE OVER INTO ANOTHER TREE. THE EMPLO YEE WENT TO CUT A POLE (SMALL TREE) DOWN IN THAT AREA. THE WIND AND THE WEIGHT O F THE ASPEN TREE CAUSED A BRANCH TO BREAK. THE LODGED TREE FELL, STRIKING EMPLOY EE #1 AT THE BASE OF THE SKULL, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. THE TREE BRANCH THAT STRU CK HIM WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
32

Occupation code
484

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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