Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175213 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201175213 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125717173	02/08/2004	0781	541320	Jose Mata Tree Service

Abstract: On February 8, 2004, Employee #1, a tree trimmer, was standing approximately 20 ft up on the crotch of a tree as he was cutting off a large branching limb. The movement on the tree caused Employee #1 to loose his balance. He fell to the ground and was killed. At the time of accident, Employee #1 was not tied off or using any fall protective equipment. He was wearing fall protection prior to his fall. Then, he unbuckled his belt and continued cutting the large limb. The owner of the company claimed that Employee #1 was not an employee, just a friend helping trim the tree.

Keywords: LIMBING, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125717173			Fatality	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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