Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200359743 - Employee Dies in Fall from Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200359743 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315961938	11/22/2011	0811	111421	New River Tree Company, Inc.

Abstract: On November 21, 2011, Employee #1, with a company that harvests and sells Christmas trees, was unloading Christmas trees from a trailer. While standing on top of stacked Christmas trees, he handed a tree to a coworker that was standing on the ground. When Employee #1 slipped on one of the trees, he fell approximately 10 ft to compacted soil. He sustained head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE, FALL, OFF LOADING, CONCUSSION, TRAILER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315961938			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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