OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #910265

HEAD,HARD HAT,LOG,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

1990-01-12T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,HARD HAT,LOG,WORK RULES,MECHANIC,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 910265
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling log from tree

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a mechanic, was helping a coworker, a climber, remove logs and brus h from under a tree that was being cut by another climber, who was blocking the tree down. The climber pushed a log off. The log fell and struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him. The employee should not have been under the tree where fa lling limbs and logs could hit him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
495

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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