OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #747667

TREE FELLING,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING

1989-04-15T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,TREE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOGGING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 747667
Report ID: 933800

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling tree

Investigation abstract

Employees were cutting down trees. One tree fell and struck another tree, which remained standing. After a few minutes passed, the employees thought it was safe and walked into the opening. The second tree subsequently uprooted and fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
21

Event type
1

Source
5

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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