Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169891.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree limb while op

Accident Summary Nr: 169891.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 09/04/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1773445.015	09/05/2024		531312	Kinsley Realty Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 4, 2024, Employee #1 was operating a John Deere 520M Tractor with a John Deere MX6 Rotary Cutter attached to the rear to clear trails on the Bollinger Property. While backing up the tractor, Employee #1 struck a dead (snag) tree with the Rotary Cutter. The impact caused a limb from the tree to break off and strike Employee #1 on the head. The falling tree limb also caused Employee #1's face to strike the tractor's steering wheel. Employee #1 sustained facial lacerations and head trauma from the impact. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Falling Object, Head, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care, Tree Failure, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1773445.015	54	M	Fatality		Supervisors, farm workers

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