Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380640 - Employee Killed When Struck by Pulley in Felling Operation

Accident Summary Nr: 200380640 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 11/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113170831	11/15/2005	0783	561730	Penn West Tree Service

Abstract: On November 14, 2005, Employee #1 was part of a large pin oak felling operation in a residential yard. To direct the tree's fall, a pulley and rope system was being used. When the pulley broke in the middle of the operation, it flung through the air and struck Employee #1 in the back of the head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, ROPE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, PULLEY, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113170831			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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