Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 127223.015 - Line clearance worker is struck and killed by falling tree
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1479881.015 | 06/23/2020 | 561730 | Wolf Tree Inc. |
Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 19, 2020, an employee was working for a tree service. He was part of a crew the firm had sent to perform line-clearance tree trimming around some overhead power lines. They were removing dead standing trees near the power lines. A tree they felled struck a second tree, which fell on top of the employee, pinning and killing him. The tree that fell on the employee was 23 meters (75 feet) tall. The employee suffered a blunt force head injury, and his right arm was pinned under the tree. He was killed.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1479881.015 | 46 | M | Fatality | Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm |