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Accident Summary Nr: 139587.015 - Employee is killed in fall from palm tree

Accident Summary Nr: 139587.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/16/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1553518.01509/16/2021561730Las Vegas Superior Tree Services

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee had finished trimming an approximately 50 foot tall palm tree and had begun descending the tree. The employee reportedly was having some difficulty with his climbing gear when he suddenly fell from a height of approximately 40 to 45 feet. The employee incurred a head injury, broken ankles and other injuries and died on scene.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Descending, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground Crew Worker, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Palm Tree, Tree, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1553518.015 47 M Fatality Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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