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Accident Summary Nr: 171172.015 - Employee dies of asphyxia when pinned by collapsing frond sk

Accident Summary Nr: 171172.015 -- Report ID: 0950683 -- Event Date: 10/17/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1783053.015	10/18/2024		561730	Humberto Garcia

Abstract: At 4:39 p.m. on October 17, 2024, an employee working as a tree trimmer for a landscaping service was trimming fronds from a palm frond skirt. The employee was working underneath the skirt when he became pinned by the collapsing skirt. The employee died due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Collapse, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laborer, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Palm Frond Skirt, Palm Tree, Pinned, Trapped, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1783053.015	55	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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