Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142126.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 142126.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 12/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569677.015	12/21/2021		238910	Lynn Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee removed a wedged chainsaw bound in a tree using an excavator. As the employee walked away with the chainsaw, the tree fell and struck the employee from behind. The employee received several bone fractures and contusions that led to death from a heart attack.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Contusion, Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Heart Attack, Struck By, Tree

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition				0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1569677.015	59	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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