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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733667

TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

Event
TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
733667
Report ID
855610

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WERE BU THE WIND BLEW IT OVER. THE WIND WAS BLOWING BETWEEN 14-30 KNOTS. ILDING A ROAD TO A STAND OF TIMBER. THE ROAD WAS 1 1/2 MILES LONG AND 16 TO 20 F EET WIDE. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS PUSHING THE TREES OVER TOWARDS THE SOUTH AN D HAD PILED THE TREES UP FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO START CUTTING. ALL THE TREES WERE P USHED OVER BUT ONE AND THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WENT BACK TO GET IT. AS HE STARTED TO MOVE THE TREE, A DEAD 35 FOOT TREE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD FELL TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD. HE WAS FACING AWAY FROM THE TR EE AND THE OPERATOR. THE TREE WAS 35-50 FEET LONG. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY TH E TOP 20%. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW IF HE PUSHED THE TREE DOWN OR IF

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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