OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214522

HUEY BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY

Name: OSHA Workplace Safety Incident Index
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

OBION, TN— 1985-07-09T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING, BACK, CRUSHED, TREE, STRUCK BY, LOGGING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Planned
Activity number: #3257649
Employer profile: HUEY BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY
Summary number: 14214522
Report ID: 454715

Event description

TREE FELL ON EMPLOYEE, KILLING HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A TIMBER CUTTER, WAS TOPPING A FELLED TREE WHEN A SMALLER TREE BEHI ND HIM UPROOTED AND FELL ACROSS HIS BACK, CRUSHING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
3

Event type
2

Source
39

Occupation code
496

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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