Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158170.015 - Employee is killed when struck by tree

Accident Summary Nr: 158170.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 06/28/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1683999.015	07/18/2023		561730	Narrow Path Tree Service

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on June 28, 2023, an employee was cutting down an approximate 30-foot-tall oak tree using a chainsaw. While making the back cut on the oak tree, it split near the top of the tree, approximately 15 feet from the ground and fell backwards on top of the employee. The employee was fatally injured.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Failure

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1683999.015	37	M	Fatality		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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