Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163087.015 - Employee is killed while trying to cut down tree

Accident Summary Nr: 163087.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/06/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1720528.015	01/06/2024		561730	B&G Lawn & Landcare, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 6, 2024, an employee was cutting a portion of a tree at about 50 feet high with a chain saw. As the tree was being cut, instead of it falling away from him, the wind blew it back towards him, causing him to fall backwards and hang upside down. The tree had branches that caught him in the neck, possibly strangling him. His brother, also an employee of the company, attempted to climb the tree to free the employee, but fell to the ground in the process. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Branch, Chain Saw, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, High Wind, Neck, Strangulated, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1720528.015	22	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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