Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154988.015 - Employee dies after being crushed by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 154988.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 03/28/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1659478.015	03/28/2023		113310	A.R.L. Tree Services Construction & Landscaping, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on March 28, 2023, an employee working for tree service was cutting a 12-foot tree butt at the base near the ground. As the employee cut his way through the tree it began to fall to the right where the employee was kneeling the ground. The employee was unable to move out of the way in time and was crushed by the tree. The employee sustained severe internal injuries and later died.

Keywords: Chest, Crushed, Cutting, Falling Object, Head, Internal Injuries, Lack of Engineering Controls, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1659478.015	53	M	Fatality

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