Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136204.015 - Employee is crushed and killed after tree limb falls

Accident Summary Nr: 136204.015 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 04/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1523053.015	04/02/2021	0782	561730	317728570 - Haulout Landscape Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 1, 2021, an employee was hired off Craigslist to haul off limbs and wood from a 62.5-foot dead oak tree. The employee was under the tree when another coworker was sawing the trunk of the tree which had multiple trunks and the tree fell onto the employee as he was gathering wood and limbs. The employee was killed after being crushed by the tree limb.

Keywords: Crushed, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1523053.015	77	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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