OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568901
E & F LOGGING INC
CULTON, OR—
Event description
Employee killed when struck by dislodged tree
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was a cutter in a partial cut unit in Clackamas County, 7 miles nort h of Colton, OR. He was using a McCulloch Super Pro 80 power chain saw with a 32 inch bar to fell a tree when another tree that had become caught in it came fre e. The dislodged tree struck Employee #1, crushing him against a previously down ed log. He sustained a crushed chest and a broken leg, and was killed. Factors c ontributing to this accident include improper cutting practices, working under a lodged tree, and obstructions in the escape path. There were two skidders worki ng in the area that could have pulled down the lodged tree prior to Employee #1 starting his cut.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 96
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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