Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133656.015 - Employee is killed after being struck by felled tree

Accident Summary Nr: 133656.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516947.015	02/26/2021		561730	Walter & Son'S Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 26, 2021, an employee was feeding tree limbs into a wood chipper. A nearby coworker cut down a tree that fell onto the employee causing head trauma and killing him.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brush Chipper, Contusion, Falling Object, Fracture, Hand Tool, Hard Hat, Head, Inexperience, Landscaping, PPE, Skull, Struck By, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516947.015	49	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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