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Accident Summary Nr: 200623361 - Employee Is Killed When Tree Falls
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308704485 | 02/24/2005 | 1611 | 237310 | Birds Eye View Construction Inc |
Abstract: At about 8:30 a.m. on February 23, 2005, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working at a site where Employee #1 had felled a red oak the day before. The tree, 10 to 12 in. in diameter at the stump, had split, leaving approximately 6 feet attached to the stump, with the remainder of the tree down across a roadway. Following their employer's instructions, they had left the tree until they could return the following day, the 23rd, with a track hoe to push the tree over. On the morning of the accident, after Employee #1 and Employee #2 sharpened their saw blades at the truck, Employee #1 left to clear brush until the red oak was pushed over. Meanwhile, their employer, the firm's owner, was directing Employee #3, the track hoe operator, to push the tree over. Employee #2 heard a chain saw start. The employer saw that the tree had moved and ran to where employee #1 had been. Employee #1 had been cutting the red oak at the split. It had fallen on him, killing him.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | Other | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 308704485 | Fatality | Other | Construction trades, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Other |