Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 162832.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree, cuts lifeline with cha

Accident Summary Nr: 162832.015 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 12/01/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1714363.015	12/01/2023		561730	Wa317977393 - Scotts Tree Service Inc

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on December 1, 2023, an employee working for a tree service was working in a tree cutting limbs with a chain saw. The employee inadvertently cut his lifeline with a chainsaw and fell about 50 feet landing on the concrete driveway. The employee died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain Saw, Concrete Pavement, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Lifeline, Pavement, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1714363.015	36	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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