Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202561783 - Worker Dies after Being Struck by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 202561783 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/16/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317129856	05/16/2013	1795	238910	M&P Venture Partners L.L.C.

Abstract: On May 16, 2013, Employee #1, a truck driver, and Coworker #1, an excavation equipment operator, both employed by M&P Venture Partners L.L.C., were removing a 29-foot tree from a work site. Coworker #1 was loading the tree into the end dump when he saw that Employee #1 had come around the rear of the end dump. Employee #1 told Coworker #1 to have the tree cut in half before loading it into the end dump. However, Coworker #1 had already released the tree. The tree's root ball landed on the top of the end dump and rolled outward. Coworker #1 yelled for Employee #1 to get away. Employee #1 was struck by the falling tree. Emergency services were called, and he was transported to a local hospital, where he died.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, DEMOLITION, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, TREE, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317129856			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.