Accident Report Detail

Accident: 101127.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By A Tree

**Accident: 101127.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/30/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1280209.015	12/01/2017		West Tree Service, Inc.

At 7:00 p.m. on November 30, 2017, Employee #1 was working with a crew, clearing vegetation and trees from the power line. The crew was felling a 28 foot cherry tree with a 22-inch diameter base when the tree spun from its base and fell in the opposite direction of what was anticipated. The tree struck the employee on the right side of his shoulder and head, fracturing his skull and killing him.

Keywords: fracture, head, shoulder, skull, struck by, tree, tree felling, tree trimming

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1280209.015	47	M	Fatality		Supervisors, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause:

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