Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82844.015 - Employee is struck and killed by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 82844.015 -- Report ID: 0253620 -- Event Date: 11/23/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1108472.015	11/24/2015		237310	Otsego Twn Hwy Dept

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on November 23, 2015, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a township highway department, were engaged in tree clearing operations along the side of a road. The coworker was cutting down a tree on an embankment that bordered the road. Employee #1 was on the road below the embankment, tasked with watching for the tree to fall and for any oncoming traffic. During the subsequent investigation, witnesses reported seeing Employee #1 walk toward the area where the tree was being cut. The tree fell and struck Employee #1. Employee #1, who sustained a broken neck and open skull fracture, was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Highway, Neck, Skull, Struck By, Traffic Control, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1108472.015	27	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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