Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163648.015 - Falling tree results in one fatality and one injury

Accident Summary Nr: 163648.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/30/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1724620.015	01/31/2024		238910	Rock-It Sand & Gravel, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 30, 2024, two employees (laborers) were moving limbs to the wood chipper. A tree was felled using an excavator. The tree fell in the direction of the woodchipper, approximately 90 feet from the base of the tree. Limbs from the tree broke off and struck the two laborers within the felling zone of the tree. EMS arrived and transported the employees to the ER. One employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma to the head, chest and neck area and was declared dead at 11:06 a.m. The second employee suffered a broken arm and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Laborer, Neck, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Wood Chipper

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1724620.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:
2	1724620.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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