Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202569398 - Employee Suffocates When Trapped Under a Root Ball

Accident Summary Nr: 202569398 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 06/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315590695	06/07/2012	0851	115310	M. Dotson Contracting, Llc

Abstract: On June 5, 2012, Employee #1 was felling a tree when the root ball became uprooted it slid down onto the employee. Employee #1 was pinned under the root ball. Other employees tried to free Employee #1 from the tree root ball. The employee died of suffocation from the weight of the root ball.

Keywords: DIE, TREE FELLING, SUFFOCATED, TREE, TREE SECTION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315590695			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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