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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #786731

TREE,BUCKING,SLOPE

Event
TREE,BUCKING,SLOPE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
786731
Report ID
1054114

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED AND KILLED BY ROOTWAD

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was bucking the root portion off a wind thrown tree. The tree was po sitioned parallel to a steep slope. Employee #1 was down slope from the root por tion during the bucking process. After completing the bucking process, the detac hed root rolled on top of Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    39
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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