Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155563.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling branch

Accident Summary Nr: 155563.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/15/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1663979.015	04/18/2023		561730	Rene Alberto-Fuentes

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 15, 2023, an employee was cutting chunks off a tree. One of the tree chunks snapped the supporting branch, and that branch struck the employee's upper body. The employee was killed. The employee suffered a crushed left rib cage, punctured lung, punctured spleen and kidney, and a chest cavity filled with blood.

Keywords: Chest, Crushed, Falling Object, Kidney, Puncture Wound, Rib, Spleen, Struck By, Tree Limb, Tree Section

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1663979.015	61	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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