Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106223.015 - Two employees are struck and injured by felled tree

Accident Summary Nr: 106223.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1293770.015	02/14/2018		238910	Jmt Custom Grading & Excavation Inc

Abstract: At 10:04 a.m. on February 8, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by an excavation company, were working at a multiemployer construction site. They were obtaining a log to feed into the wood chipper they were operating. A crawler excavator crossed and displaced a felled tree, which struck Employees #1 and #2. Emergency services were called, and the two employees were transported to the hospital, where both were admitted. Employee #1 was treated for a fractured skull. Employee #2 was treated for a dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: Chipper, Construction, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Excavator, Fracture, Shoulder, Skull, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1293770.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:
2	1293770.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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