Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167091.015 - Employee cutting tree dies of head trauma when ejected from

Accident Summary Nr: 167091.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/03/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1752347.015	06/03/2024		561730	Andre Forcier

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on June 3, 2024, an employee working for a landscaping service was cutting down a large tree. The employee had cut a large section out of the tree. As the section fell, it struck the employee's bucket and ejected him, causing him to fall. The employee died from massive head trauma from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket , Cutting, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Ground, Head, Hoist, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Section, Unsafe Position, Vegetation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1752347.015	76	M	Fatality

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