Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147031.015 - Employee is killed when struck by tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 147031.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 06/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1602550.015	06/14/2022		561730	Asplundh Tree Expert, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on June 14, 2022, an employee was tree trimming to remove limbs from power lines during clean-up activities after a storm. The employee was working to clear a large tree limb which was 41 feet long with a 16 inch diameter. The butt-end of the tree limb struck the front of the employee's body after it unexpectedly swung back towards the tree and flipped. The employee was killed, sustaining a broken neck and back and blunt force trauma to the face and legs.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Face, Falling Object, Landscaping, Neck, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1602550.015	27	M	Fatality

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