OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #965079
KENT L. HOLMGREM LOGGING COMPANY
GARBERVILLE, CA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FELLED OAK TREE STRUCK HIM
Investigation abstract
ON MARCH 16, 1988, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE FELLING REDWOOD TREES. BEFORE THE REDWOODS COULD BE CUT ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES DECIDED HE NEEDED TO CUT AN 18 INCH OAK TREE. AS THE OAK TREE BEGAN TO FALL IT BECAME CAUGHT IN ANOTHER OAK TREE AND WAS PROP ELLED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE OAK TREE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 (THE OTHER EMPLOYE E) AND INFLICTED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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