Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 151088.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 151088.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/03/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1632524.015	11/03/2022		561730	Riggs Tree Service Inc.

Abstract: At 10:59 a.m. on November 3, 2022, an employee climbed a pine tree to trim branches away from overhead power lines. The employee fell to the ground, approximately 30-35-feet. He was killed as a result of multiple traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Landscaping, Traumatic, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Tree Worker's Saddle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1632524.015	44	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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