Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79108.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 79108.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/25/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1087862.015	08/25/2015		561730	Best Tree Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 25, 2015, Employee #1 was climbing a tree trunk, preparing to cut a branch. The employee was tied off, wearing a belt-type harness and using a handheld chain saw. Employee #1 fell 24 feet from the branch he was cutting and hit a hard surface driveway. He was killed as a result of head trauma from the fall.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Fall, Head, Lanyard, Struck Against, Tie-Off, Tree, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1087862.015	44	M	Fatality

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