Accident Report Detail

Accident: 116166.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Tree

**Accident: 116166.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 05/11/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1400031.015	05/12/2019		Joseph Earl Paulk

At 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 2019, an employee was engaged in the removal of a 65 ft tall tree. While delimbing the tree in preparation for topping, the employee's rope either failed or was cut by the employee's chainsaw. The employee fell to t he ground and was killed.

Keywords: chain saw, fall, struck against, tree, tree felling, tree trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1400031.015	53	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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