OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #903914

HEAD,TREE LIMB,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,TREE,LOADER,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FALLING OBJECT

1990-03-31T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,TREE LIMB,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,TREE,LOADER,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 903914
Report ID: 551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE FATALLY STRUCK IN HEAD BY TREE

Investigation abstract

An employee was clearing a vacant lot of second growth trees with a 1968 Caterpi llar (Model No. 955). He was fatally struck in the head by a falling tree or by a limb that sprung back.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
853

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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