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Accident Summary Nr: 166673.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 166673.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/16/2024
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1749087.01505/17/2024713920Eldora Enterprises, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 16, 2024, Employee #1 was assisting a team of tree removers during felling operations. While a sawyer operated a chainsaw, the other three team members were positioned outside the designated felling area, using ropes to guide the tree into the planned drop zone. Although the team initially observed Employee #1 approaching the work site, they lost sight of him as the tree began to fall. Employee #1 inadvertently entered the unmarked felling area, leading to the tree striking him on the head. He sustained fatal injuries, including multiple skull fractures, subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhages, subscapular and subgaleal hemorrhages, left temporal cerebral cortical contusions, marked right hemispheric scalp avulsion, cerebral edema, and pulmonary edema. The employee suffered blunt force head trauma from being struck by the falling tree.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Edema, Skull, Struck By, Subdural Hematoma, Tree

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1749087.015 52 M Fatality Equipment Operator: Heavy

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