Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 37836.015 - Employee is struck by falling tree trunk and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 37836.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 01/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
813521.015	01/07/2013		561730	Lopez Landscaping & Masonry Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on January 7, 2013, Employee #1 was sitting on a limb facing a tree trunk and began to push at the base of a cut tree trunk. A coworker pulled with a rope that was around the upper portion of the same piece of cut tree trunk. Employee #1 wore climbing spikes and a seat harness with a rope line around the tree trunk and was connected with a double lock snap hook. The cut piece of tree trunk measured 12 feet long with a diameter of 22 inches. As Employee #1 pushed the base of the cut piece of tree trunk, the coworker pulled the upper portion of the same cut piece. The cut piece of tree trunk fell and struck Employee #1 who was killed.

Keywords: Chain Saw, PPE, Struck By, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	813521.015	27	M	Fatality		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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