Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127533.015 - Employee is struck and killed by cut tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 127533.015 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 07/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482200.015	07/06/2020	0782	561730	145786 - Harvey Bartley

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on July 7, 2020, an employee, a tree care worker, with a tree care company, was conducting tree care work. The employee was struck by a swinging 6 foot by 5 inch by approximately 11 inch diameter tree limb as it was being lowered down from approximately 60 feet. The tree limb struck the employee's back, dropping him to his knees and pinning his chest against the shelf of the wood chipper's opening. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died.

Keywords: Back, Chest, Chipper, Knee, Pinned, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482200.015	59	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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