OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802413

SUMTER HARDWOOD

FLORENCE, SC· 1987-09-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105421796
Employer profile: SUMTER HARDWOOD
Summary number: 802413
Report ID: 454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED BY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER EMPLOYEES NOT TO CUT TRE ES SO THAT THEY FELL ONTO OTHER (STANDING) TREES, BUT HE INSISTED ON DOING SO. O N THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT HE CUT TWO TREES WHICH STOOD BACK (LEANED INTO OTHER T REES). AS HE WAS FELLING A THIRD TREE THE FIRST ONE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL, STRIKI NG HIM ON THE HEAD AND KILLING HIM. THE TREES WERE 42 INCH DIAMETER, 40 FEET TAL L PUPOLO GUM TREES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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