Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139772.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 139772.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 10/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555809.015	10/03/2021		238140	Valbon Dobrova

Abstract: 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 pulled using a sling attached to a Bobcat to prevent the tree falling onto a nearby house. At some point, the tree snapped and threw the employee, who fell approximately fourteen feet, and was killed.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Cutting, Ejected, Saw, Sling, Tree, Tree Felling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1555809.015	39	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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