Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 172067.015 - Employee dies of multiple trauma from fall trimming trees

Accident Summary Nr: 172067.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 11/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1789602.015	11/21/2024		561730	Wilderness Land Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:36 a.m. on November 19, 2024, an employee working as a landscaper for a landscaping contractor was working up in a large oak tree designated as needing trimming to maintain adequate distance from a electrical power lines. The employee was wearing a harness and climbing gear but fell approximately 35 to 40 feet to the ground. The employee was transported to the hospital but died from multiple blunt trauma from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Landscaper, Landscaping, Overhead Power Line, Struck Against, Torso, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1789602.015	55	M	Fatality		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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