Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 160660.015 - Employee dies of head trauma when struck by falling tree
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1702178.015 | 10/06/2023 | 517311 | Embarq Florida Inc |
Abstract: At 2:17 p.m. on October 6, 2023, an employee working as a technician for a telecommunications company was repairing an underground fiber optic line. At 1:23 p.m. the employee arrived onsite and was working alone on a road near a bike path. Sometime between 1:23 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., the employee was struck by a falling dead tree. The tree had struck both the employee and his vehicle. An unknown person called 911 and the County Sheriff responded to incident. The Sheriff notified a coworker (employee's supervisor) at 3:00 p.m. The employee had died at the scene of a concussion and contusions to his body and head.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1702178.015 | 51 | F | Fatality | Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers |