Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 763276 - Employee dies in fall from tree after leader breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 763276 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 11/13/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111061263	11/15/1990	0783	0	Asplundh Tree Expert Co

Abstract: Employee #1 climbed a dead oak tree to cut out the top. He tied off with a safety belt to a leader that was also dead. He used a chain saw to cut off another leader, after which the leader that he was tied off to broke. He fell approximately 40 feet to the ground and died.

Keywords: TREE, TREE SECTION, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111061263			Fatality	Concussion	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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