OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237499
W L PENNINGTON LOGGING CO INC
POYEN, AR—
Event description
STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING A 22 INCH DIAMETER TREE. HE HAD NOTCHED IT TO FALL TO TH LLED TREE ROSE A LITTLE AFTER THE INITIAL PAUSE, THE FELLED TREE THEN SLID OR RO LLED TOWARD THE WEST, CARRYING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. TH E SLIDING LOG STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM. E WEST. HE HAD CUT ALMOST ALL OF THE WAY THROUGH THE TRUNK WHEN THE TREE "SAT BA CK" ON HIS SAW, WEDGING IT. EMPLOYEE #1 CALLED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OVER TO CUT THE TREE ON THE NORTH SIDE. THIS WORKER MADE A 4 INCH DEEP CUT JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW E MPLOYEE #1'S SAW. AT THIS TIME, THE TREE BEGAN TO FALL TO THE SOUTH. EMPLOYEE #1 REMAINED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE TREE TRYING TO YANK HIS CHAIN SAW FREE. ANOTHER TREE STOOD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS TREE. ABOUT 15 FEET UP THIS OTHER TREE, THERE WAS AN 8 INCH DIAMETER LIMB WHICH ANGLED TOWARD THE GROUND. THE CUT TREE FELL ONTO THIS LIMB AND MOMENTARILY BALANCED THERE. THE BUTT END OF THE FE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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