Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167550.015 - Employee is killed in grapple truck rollover

Accident Summary Nr: 167550.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/18/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1756020.015	06/18/2024		561730	Rowland Tree Service And Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 18, 2024, an employee was preparing to unload a grapple truck fully loaded with tree trimmings at a landfill site. While at the rear of the truck, it rolled over the edge of the landfill embankment into several feet of water. The employee was knocked into the water and buried under the tree trimmings. The employee sustained fatal blunt force trauma to the head, along with crushing injuries to the entire body.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Branch, Buried, Crushed, Head, Roll-Over, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1756020.015	64	M	Fatality		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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