Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201764115 - Worker Is Killed During Tree-Cutting Operation

Accident Summary Nr: 201764115 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316277771	02/28/2012	7699	811310	Cm Joslin Company Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 27, 2012, three employees were removing a dead tree from the right-of-way path for an electrical company. Employee #1, along with a coworker, was holding a rope to hold tension on the tree while another coworker was cutting the base of tree. As the tree began to fall, Employee #1 and the coworker let go of the tension line. The coworker moved back from the falling tree but Employee #1 ran towards the falling tree, which struck him. Employee #1, a 36-year-old male, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE STUMPING, ROPE, PINNED, CRUSHED, TREE, GUY, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316277771			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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