Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171310.015 - Employee dies from crushed chest when log falls from trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 171310.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/25/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1784400.015	10/25/2024		561730	South Valley Tree Experts

Abstract: At 11:35 a.m. on October 25, 2024, an employee working for a tree care company was removing a strap that was holding green waste (tree logs) in a trailer in order to dump the waste. The employee released the strap when a tree log that was above the side of the trailer fell and struck the employee. The employee was killed due to chest trauma from the falling log.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Strap, Struck By, Tie-Down Strap, Trailer, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling, Unloading, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Vegetation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1784400.015	38	M	Fatality

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