Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139335.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 139335.015 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 09/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553979.015	09/20/2021		813990	Georgetown South Community Council Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee and two coworkers were were trimming tree limbs, removing brush, etc. to clean up a community green space. A broken tree limb fell out of a tree and struck the employee in the head, killing him.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Falling Object, Hard Hat, Head, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Struck By, Training, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553979.015	65	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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