Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201101896 - Employee Killed By Falling Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 201101896 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125847053	05/30/2001	8641	0	Greater Yosemite Council Boys Scouts Of America

Abstract: An employee was removing a tree at camp site by piecing out. The tree had two main limbs above the truck that formed a "V." The employee was standing in the "V," which was 6.5 feet above the ground. The employee successfully trimmed and cut back one limb leaving approximately 3.5 feet of it. The employee attempted to cut back the second limb when a mishap occurred. The limb did not fall away from the employee; instead, it fell towards him, crushing and pinning him in the "V." The employee sustained fatal blunt trauma injuries.

Keywords: tree limb, pin, chain saw, crushed, tree, struck by, tree trimming, contusion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125847053			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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