OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731216

TREE FELLING,PPE,CHAIN SAW,WORK RULES,SKULL,TREE,TREE SECTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-07-19T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,PPE,CHAIN SAW,WORK RULES,SKULL,TREE,TREE SECTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 731216
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling tree top

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:50 a.m. on July 19, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were usi ng chain saws to fell trees on a Boy Scout trail, one half mile southeast of Kil soquah Campground, Huntington Reservation, IN. A partially broken tree top fell and struck Employee #1 on the left side of his skull, killing him instantly. The coworker was not injured. Employee #1 and the coworker were not using personal protective equipment.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 66 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
495

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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