Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169613.015 - Employee dies of head and chest trauma when struck by felled

Accident Summary Nr: 169613.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1771413.015	08/26/2024		238390	Design Avenue General Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 26, 2024, an employee working as a construction labor for a general contractor was gathering tree trimmings and placing them into a chipper. A coworker felled a nearby 93-foot tree using a John Deere Excavator. The tree fell in the direction of the woodchipper approximately 90 feet from the base of the tree. The tree fell in the fall zone while the employee was still in the fall zone, which was within two tree lengths from the tree to be felled. Employees were dragging limbs to the woodchipper when the tree struck the employee. EMS was called and arrived within approximately 5 minutes after calling 911. The employee was transported to the emergency room, where he was declared dead from blunt force trauma to the head, neck and chest area.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brush Chipper, Chest, Chipper, Chipping, Commercial Building, Concussion, Construction, Construction vehicle, Danger Area, Danger Zone, Demolish, Demolition, Drop Zone, Excavator, Falling Object, Head, Inexperience, Laborer, Material Handling, Neck, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Felling, Wood Chipper

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1771413.015	54	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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