Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109368.015 - Employee is struck by tree trunk in water and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 109368.015 -- Report ID: 0253420 -- Event Date: 07/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348188.015	07/27/2018		561210	Bergen County Department Of Public Works

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. on July 26, 2018, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were in the Saddle River, cutting an uprooted tree trunk, which was laying across the river and up the bank, into smaller, manageable sections. Employees #2 and #3 were observing Employee #1, and waiting for him to complete the last cut. Employee #1 was standing in the river, next to the root ball on the trunk side, completing the final cut of the root ball when the unsupported root ball fell over and trapped him under the water, drowning him.

Keywords: Drown, River, Struck By, Tree, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1348188.015	47	M	Fatality

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