Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925196 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 200925196 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 07/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312332091	07/21/2008	0783	561730	Greenscape

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 21, 2008, Employee #1, the sole proprietor of a landscape business was conducting landscaping maintenance in the front of a residential home. Employee #1 was struck by a tree branch from a walnut tree adjacent to the one he was working on. He had observed the damage the previous week and had intended to remove the damaged limb. His son, who was helping him, was looking on as the incident occurred. Employee #1 received blunt trauma to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE LIMB, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, TREE TRIMMING, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312332091			Fatality	Other	Personal service occupations, n.e.c.

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