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Timber Cutter Killed by Falling Tree Limb – West Virginia
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1995/02/13
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Description:An accident was described in which a 49-year-old male timber cutter (and co-owner) died 1 day after being struck on the head by a falling tree limb. The employer in this incident was a small logging company with five employees, two of whom were co-owners. The incident occurred on the second day in business for the company. Five workers were at a 25-acre site where hardwood trees were to be harvested. The victim had felled trees for most of the day at the time of the accident. He made a standard undercut in a 100-foot tall, 22-inch diameter yellow poplar tree, and then made a backcut. The victim remained at the base of the tree trimming hingewood. As the taller poplar fell, it contacted a branch of a smaller poplar, forcing it backward until the larger tree cleared it. This limb sprang forward, completely breaking at the point of contact with the larger tree, and fell toward the victim, striking him on his head, knocking him to the ground. The force of the limb striking the helmet caused multiple traumas to his head. Recommendations include that tree fellers properly evaluate the area around timber to be felled so that potential hazards can be identified and eliminated, that employers should ensure that workers prepare adequate escape paths and move a safe distance from the base of the tree as it is falling, that employers ensure workers are assigned to separate work areas, and that a written safety program be developed and implemented.
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Pages in Document:4 pdf pages
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:00225278
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NTIS Accession Number:PB95-200465
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Citation:Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Federal Fiscal Year:1995
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Start Date:1995/01/13
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