Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924702 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 200924702 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310354428	12/20/2006	0783	561730	M A T Stump & Tree Service

Abstract: At approximately 9:55 a.m. on December 12, 2006, Employee #1 was working beneath a tree trimming operation lowering limbs that a coworker was cutting from the basket of an aerial lift. The rope he was holding had been routed over a pulley, which was suspended from an adjacent tree. A tree limb was cut and it swung towards Employee #1 striking him in the head. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TREE FELLING, HOISTING MECHANISM, TREE LIMB, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310354428			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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