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Logger Fatally Injured By Falling Limb, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Logger Fatally Injured By Falling Limb, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Tractors/Logging
A 60-year-old male logger (the victim) was killed when a falling limb struck him on the head. He had been involved in the logging industry all of his life and had been working for a small logging business for six days when the fatal incident occurred. At about 9 a.m. on the day of the incident, the owner of the company went with the victim to where he would be felling trees. The victim was not wearing any personal protective equipment (PPE). They talked for a few minutes then the owner left on the bulldozer. When he returned 20-25 minutes …