Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105445.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 105445.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 05/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1315012.015	05/09/2018		561730	Brown'S Lawn & Tree Service, Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on May 8, 2018, Employee #1 and his crew were clearing the lot of a residential construction site. Employee #1 and two coworkers were clearing brush and removing felled logs to be hauled away. The foreman was operating a backhoe to move the logs toward a truck on the northeast corner of the lot. One of the coworkers was using a chain saw to cut the last standing tree on the southeast corner of the lot. As the tree fell, Employee #1 had just walked around the back end of the chipper to clear brush. His back was turned away from the falling tree, which struck Employee #1 from behind. Employee #1 suffered crushing injuries to his back and a head injury from striking a nearby log stump, killing him.

Keywords: Back, Backhoe, Chipper, Falling Object, Head, Log, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1315012.015	56	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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