OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #910299
FRACTURE,TORSO,SAW,TREE,LOGGER,STRUCK BY,CONTUSION
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING LOG
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cutting down a large pine tree which was leaning but was free st anding. Employee #1 cut a 4-inch back undercut and then started to back cut at t he tree. The tree fell approximately 9 feet and broke into three pieces. The mid dle piece came down and struck Employee #1 causing his death instantly. The piec e that struck Employee #1 was 14 to 16 foot long and 1.5 foot wide.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- 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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