Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153854.015 - Employee dies due to suffocation

Accident Summary Nr: 153854.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/13/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1651126.015	02/13/2023		561730	Hervin Cruz Carrillo Dba Cruz Carrillo Tree Service

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 13, 2023, Employee #1, a tree trimmer, climbed a palm tree using ropes and spikes, secured himself to the tree, and began cutting fronds from underneath. After being up on the tree for approximately ten to fifteen minutes, the palm fronds collapsed and engulfed the tree trimmer. The employee was killed due to suffocation. The employer is a tree trimming and landscaping company. The work site is a temporary residential work site, and the work being performed was trimming three palm trees.

Keywords: Engulfed, Palm Tree, Suffocated, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1651126.015	39	M	Fatality

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