Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202545901 - Employee Falls from Tree, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202545901 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/06/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314866492	12/06/2013	0783	561730	Nicolas Orozco

Abstract: On December 6, 2013, Employee #1, a tree worker, was trimming fruit from a 50 ft date palm tree. The employee was working alone when a coworker heard him screaming. The coworker went to the tree where Employee #1 was working, and he observed the employee hanging approximately 6 ft from the trunk of the tree and in a seated position with his feet dangling in the air. Employee #1 fell to the ground. Emergency Medical Service was called, and transported the employee to CLA Hospital, where he later died. The Coroner's report listed the cause of death as blunt force trauma.

Keywords: TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314866492			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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