Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200921203 - Employee dies during tree removal

Accident Summary Nr: 200921203 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 09/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306712795	09/09/2003	0783	561730	Kenneth Mcwain, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306712779	09/10/2003	0783	561730	Chesapeake Tree Service, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306712787	09/26/2003	0783	561730	E.T. Gresham Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on September 9, 2003, Employee #1, an independent contractor, was attempting to remove a rotten tree at a residential property. The wind conditions were 23 mph sustained with gusts of up to 31 mph. As he was removing the limbs of the tree, about 40-feet high, a section of the tree that he was secured to broke and Employee #1 fell. Somehow, he became pinned under the section of tree. Emergency services were contacted and a medical professional pronounced Employee #1 dead due to injuries sustained.

Keywords: PINNED, CRUSHED, TREE, TREE SECTION, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306712795	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	306712779			Occupation not reported
3	306712787			Occupation not reported

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