Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159717.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 159717.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 08/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1691525.015	08/17/2023		561730	Myers And Laws Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 17, 2023, an employee was in a tree cutting a tree limb when the dead portion of the tree located above him broke off and caused him to fall 35 feet to the ground. The employee died due to traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain Saw, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Failure, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1691525.015	37	M	Fatality

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