Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155835.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree while cutting branch

Accident Summary Nr: 155835.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1665870.015	04/25/2023		561730	Miguel Patino Barron

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on April 23, 2023, an employee working for a landscaping service was working approximately 20 feet up in a tree trimming a branch. The branch fell off the tree and collided with another branch that was still attached to the tree. This caused the tree to break and fall with the employee still attached to the tree via a harness. The individual sustained multiple injuries from the fall and being struck by the branches. The employee died from his injuries approximately 2 minutes after arriving at the hospital.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Internal Injuries, Landscaping, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck By, Tree Section, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1665870.015	42	M	Fatality

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