Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128506.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 128506.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487599.015	08/07/2020	0782	561730	317727758 - Woodsmith Llc

Abstract: At 1:25 p.m. on August 7, 2020, an employee (business owner) climbed a dead tree to top off the tree and after making the first cut the tree trunk below him split away. The employee fell approximately 30 feet to the creek below and died from head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Cutting, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Landscaping, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487599.015	51	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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