Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611002 - Employee died of aneurysm after falling from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200611002 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302542279	05/10/2001	1731	0	A D Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On May 10, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker had been assigned to trim branches from an about 18-ft-high small oak tree near a newly installed crosswalk signpost. Employee #1 had climbed the tree and was sitting on a small branch of the tree, about 6 ft 10 in. above the ground, using a pair of cable cutters to trim a branch about 10 ft 6 in. above the ground. Employee #1 appeared to have lost his balance and tipped backwards, and possibly tried to hold himself by closing his legs on the branch behind his knees. Employee #1 was unsuccessful, and fell to the ground, striking the back of his head on a granite curb. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died. The cause of death listed on the death certificate was a "subarachnoid hemorrhage" or an aneurysm.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, TREE, ANEURYSM, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302542279			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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