OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #732719
HEAD,TREE FELLING,TREE,LOADER,SKIDDER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING TREE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A SKIDDER, TRYING TO PUSH A PARTIALLY CUT TREE OVER. THE T REE TWISTED AND FELL BACK ONTO A NEARBY LOADER. THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS STRUCK I N THE HEAD AND KILLED BY THE FALLING TREE. THE LOADER WAS MADE BY THE TREE FARME R COMPANY. THE TREE WAS AN 80 FOOT HIGH GUM TREE. THE LOADER WAS LOCATED ONLY 72 FEET AWAY FROM THE BASE OF THE FALLING TREE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 34
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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