Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202089496 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 202089496 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 12/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313786279	12/17/2010	0811	113110	S. Miller Excavating, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 15, 2010, Employee #1, the owner of S. Miller Excavating, LLC, was felling a poplar tree approximately 100 ft tall. As the tree was falling, one of its branches (approximately 11 ft long) snapped off the trunk, struck him, and killed him. Employee #1 was not wearing head protection at the time of the incident. Another employee was working nearby but did not witness the incident.

Keywords: HARD HAT, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, PPE, TREE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313786279			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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