Accident Report Detail

Accident: 139772.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Tree

**Accident: 139772.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 10/03/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1555809.015	10/03/2021		Valbon Dobrova

At 10:30 a.m. on October 3, 2021, an employee worked to cut down a tree with an electric Saws-All. The employee was on the tree making cuts while the tree was p ulled using a sling attached to a Bobcat to prevent the tree falling onto a near by house. At some point, the tree snapped and threw the employee, who fell appro ximately fourteen feet, and was killed.

Keywords: construction vehicle, cutting, ejected, saw, sling, tree, tree felling

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1555809.015	39	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: 14 FallHt:14 Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause:

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