OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #954743

HEAD,SHOULDER,TREE LIMB,TREE,STRUCK BY

1990-01-05T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SHOULDER,TREE LIMB,TREE,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 954743
Report ID: 355112

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 5, 1990, Employee #1, a tree limber, was l imbing a tree in the vicinity of an 80 foot pine tree. The pine tree was lodged in an adjacent maple tree. The lodged tree fell, striking Employee #1 on the hea d and shoulders, causing a massive head injury and killing him. Employee #1 was working in a vicinity of an unsecured lodged tree and also was not wearing a saf ety helmet.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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