Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100900323 - Employee killed when struck by falling tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 100900323 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300645199	07/30/1997	0783	0	Utility Line Maintenance

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, and coworkers were pulling and stacking limbs that were being cut and dropped by an aerial lift bucket operator approximately 40 ft above them. The bucket operator cut an approximately 10 lb, 19 1/2 in. long by 6 in. diameter limb and dropped it to the ground. The limb struck Employee #1 on the right side of his head, knocking him over. He was transported to Tallahassee Hospital in Tallahassee, FL , where he was pronounced dead. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat. The bucket operator was not aware that Employee #1 was working under the bucket.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, HARD HAT, TREE LIMB, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300645199			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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