Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200023000 - Employee is killed when struck by falling tree branch

Accident Summary Nr: 200023000 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308254036	10/25/2004	1794	238910	Dan Bonnani Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping a friend remove dead trees and brush from the front of a recently purchased home when a dead tree branch broke from a tree and struck him in the head. He was unconscious and was transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital where he died later that day.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TREE LIMB, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308254036			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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