Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497203 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Flying Tree Branch

Accident Summary Nr: 201497203 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/09/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316720952	12/10/2012	0179	111336	Steven D. Jesser Farms

Abstract: On December 9, 2012, Employee #1 was removing branches from trees on an almond farm. The tree branches had been falling into the yard of a neighboring farm. An employee in the neighboring farm was using a chainsaw to fell a large eucalyptus tree. As this employee worked, the chainsaw became stuck in the tree. That employee left the worksite. Employee #1 and a coworker decided to remove the saw. They started disassembling the chain bar from the saw to remove it from the tree. While removing the saw, they heard a loud snap and both employees ran in different directions from the tree. As the tree hit the ground, one of its large branches broke loose and struck Employee #1, causing a traumatic injury that killed him.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, TREE LIMB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316720952			Fatality	Fracture	Farm workers

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