OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348122

JOHN M THOMPSON LOGGING

AILEY, GA— 1984-05-21T00:00:00

Event: TREE FELLING,FELLER-BUNCHER,TREE,STRUCK BY,LOGGING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1215441
Employer profile: JOHN M THOMPSON LOGGING
Summary number: 14348122
Report ID: 418400

Event description

STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN AND BANDING PINE SAW TIMBER WITH A FRANKLIN 170 FEL LER-BUNCHER MACHINE. HE HAD JUST CUT A 50' TALL PINE TREE. AS HE RELEASED THE VE RTICAL TREE FROM THE JAWS OF THE FRANKLIN 170, EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED FROM BEHIND A TREE INTO THE PATH OF THE FALLING TREE. THE TREE STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD , KILLING HIM. NO MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN, AS THE TIMBER WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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