Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141244.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 141244.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 11/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564295.015	11/17/2021		237310	Bridges, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 16, 2021, Employee #1 was unstrapping equipment from a trailer so it could be lifted off with a crane. About 55 feet away, two coworkers were felling a large tree. The tree did not fall in the direction intended and instead fell on the trailer, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: Crane, Crushing, Falling Object, Struck By, Trailer, Tree Felling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1564295.015	59	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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