Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158011.015 - Employee is killed in fall while trimming tree from branch

Accident Summary Nr: 158011.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/11/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1682792.015	07/12/2023		561730	Ff Landscaping

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on July 11, 2023, an employee was working with a crew performing tree trimming at a residence. No fall protection system was used by any of the crew performing trimming. The employee climbed a 28-foot Werner ladder to access a branch on the tree. The employee then climbed onto another branch in order to reach the branch to be cut. After less than 3 minutes in the tree, the employee fell approximately 25 feet to the concrete driveway. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead from multiple blunt force trauma, including his head, torso, neck and shoulders.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Slab, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Shoulder, Torso, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1682792.015	64	M	Fatality		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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