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Accident: 202570453 - Employee Dies From Head Injury When Struck By Downed Tree

**Accident: 202570453 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/08/2013**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
316918556	09/09/2013	4813	Watts Brothers Cable Construction Inc

On 1:25 p.m. on September 7, 2013, Employee #1 was removing a fallen tree from an AT&T phone line. He was using a pole saw when the saw became stuck in the forks of the tree. He used a chain saw to cut away the base of the tree. Once cut, the tree sprung up and struck Employee #1 in the head. He was transported to Saint May's Hospital where he was placed on a ventilator. He passed away on September 8, 2013, at 5:37 a.m.

Keywords: head, communication cable, chain saw, tree, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	316918556			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Site clearing and grubbing FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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