Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130880.015 - Two employees are injured when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 130880.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491010.015	09/01/2020		115310	Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on August 27, 2020, two employees were part of a firefighting hand crew, working to contain a fire that initiated on August 17, 2020 and that burned more than 4,500 acres. The employees were in the process of cutting handline during an active fire. The accident occurred when a tree upslope uprooted and fell downhill into a live structurally sound Bay Laurel tree, causing it to snap off at the base of the tree falling down slope. The branches from the falling tree hit some of the crewmembers, including Employee #1 and Employee #2. Both employees were transported to Marin General Hospital. Employee #2 sustained small cuts and bruises and was released within hours of the accident. Employee #1 sustained more serious injuries and was admitted to the hospital for more than 24 hours.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Laceration, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1491010.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Fire Fighter

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