Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163994.015 - Employee dies of head trauma when run over by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 163994.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/09/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1727286.015	02/09/2024		561730	Asplundh Tree Expert, Llc

Abstract: At 1:19 p.m. on February 9, 2024, an employee working as a tree cutter for a landscaping business was working with a crew trimming tree branches and removing debris. The employee cut a branch at which point the branch struck the employee. As the branch struck the employee, he hit the mirror of a passing 2018 Freightliner M2 lift truck and fell backwards under the back axle. The employee died when his head was run over by the truck.

Keywords: Axle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Branch, Clearance, Crushed, Cutting, Head, Landscaper, Landscaping, Run Over, Struck By, Tire, Tree Branch, Tree Trimming, Unsafe Position, Walking Surface, Wheel, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1727286.015	29	M	Fatality		Forestry workers, except logging

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