OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14349153
CHESNEY LOGGING
LAUDERDALE, MS—
Event description
STRUCK BY FALLING TREE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SKIDDER WHEN HE GOT STUCK IN A MARSHY AREA. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, ALSO OPERATING A SKIDDER, ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK A TREE, UPROOTING IT AND KNOCKING IT OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED BEHIND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S SKIDDER AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE UPROOTED TREE WAS FALLING. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE FALLING TREE AND SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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