Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158919.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 158919.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/10/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1690195.015	08/10/2023		561730	Dave'S Tree Services

Abstract: At 1:22 p.m. on August 10, 2023, Employee #1 and four coworkers, including Employee #2, were pulling on a rope while another coworker, the chainsaw operator, was cutting a pine tree that was about 70-feet tall and 14-inches wide to make it fall away from a residential home. The workers pulling on the rope were in the drop zone of the tree and as the tree started to fall, they scattered into a bushed area. Two employees were not able to get out from drop zone in time and were struck-by branches of the tree. Employee #1 received fatal blunt force injuries to the head and torso. Employee #2 was admitted into the hospital to treat a fractured left hand and a concussion.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Drop Zone, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Pulling, Rope, Struck By, Torso, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1690195.015	36	F	Fatality		Supervisors, n.e.c.
2	1690195.015	17	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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