OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14543037
J.R. RICHARDSON PULPWOOD COMPANY
LOUVALE, GA—
Event description
STRUCK IN HEAD BY FALLING TREE LIMB
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES. ONE TREE TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TWIST AND STRUCK THE LIMB OF A NEARBY TREE. THE STRUCK LIMB BROKE OFF AND FELL 45 FEET VERTICALLY AND 25 FEET HORIZONTALLY TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE #1 HAD RETREATED ABO UT 14 FEET FROM THE TREE STUMP, HE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE FALLING LIMB, WHICH S TRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD BELOW HIS HARD HAT, KILLING HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WEARING G OGGLES. HE HAD DONE THE SAME WORK FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR 31 YEARS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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