Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202505293 - Worker Dies after Hitting Head Against Log in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202505293 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312780836	11/20/2008	0783	561730	Haji Raja D.B.A. Z & J Landscaping

Abstract: On November 17, 2008, Employee #1 was working at ground level as a tree approximately fifteen to twenty feet tall was being cut down. He was pulling a rope that was tied to the tree. As the tree began to fall, he began backpedaling away. He tripped or slipped and fell backward, striking the back of his head against a log that had been on the property for four to five years. The log had a knot on it, and that was where his head struck the log. It impaled the back of his head at the top of the neck. He was placed on life support, and he died the following day.

Keywords: HEAD, TREE FELLING, IMPALED, STRUCK AGAINST, TREE, TRIPPED, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312780836			Fatality	Puncture	Laborers, except construction

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