Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130447.015 - Employee is killed when falling tree hits excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 130447.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498014.015	10/16/2020		238910	Big M Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on October 15, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a site preparation construction company, was operating an excavator to fell a 40-foot oak tree. He was working alone and in proximity to overhead power lines. He had received no instructions specific to this assignment. As the tree fell, rather than falling away from the excavator, it fell in the direction of the equipment. The tree hit the top of the excavator cab. Employee #1 was fatally crushed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Contact, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Falling Object, Logging, Struck By, Tree Felling, Untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498014.015	40	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators

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