OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #942987
FRACTURE,TREE FELLING,TREE LIMB,TREE,FALL,STRUCK BY
Event description
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING TREE LIMB
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was killed while cutting down a large Blackguin Tree. This tree was grown with two forks protruding out of the base. After making the final cut, the plan was to drop both parts of the tree limbs at the same time. However, one fo rk snapped unexpectedly and struck the employee.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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