OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #945022

TREE FELLING,CHAIN SAW,TREE,TREE TRIMMING

1989-06-05T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,CHAIN SAW,TREE,TREE TRIMMING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 945022
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was bending over, trimming limbs off of a downed tree with a chain s aw. Another employee was behind him preparing to fell a tree close to Employee # 1. The tree veered slightly off course and struck Employee #1, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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