Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82592.015 - Employee is struck by tree branch and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 82592.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 01/06/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1118513.015	01/11/2016		113310	Green Energy Team Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 6, 2016, an employee was using his chainsaw on a tree to do a face and back cut near the base, and to prep it for the excavator to push it down by mechanical felling. As the tree was being pushed over, the employee was about 15 feet away from the tree stump, when a dead branch fell down and hit the employee on the head. The employee was killed as a result of head injuries.

Keywords: Excavator, Head, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1118513.015	24	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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