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Accident: 83121.015 - Employee Is Struck And Killed By Falling Trees
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1126550.015 | 02/16/2016 | New England Tree Experts, Inc. |
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on February 16, 2016, Employee #1, a flagger, was wo rking with a crew felling trees to clear a way for a power line. Employee #1 mo ved next to a wood chipper to watch the crew remove two small trees, then moved next to a bucket of a bucket truck. The trees fell and became entangled in the v ines attached to the trees. A coworker moved behind the stuck trees to push them and they swung around in a circular motion. Employee #1 was struck in the righ t side of his head and killed.
Keywords:
chain saw, falling object, flagger, kick back, motor vehicle, struck by, tree trimming
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerline, transmission line | New project or new addition | 0 | 0 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1126550.015 | 78 | M | Hospitalized injury | Flagman | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Traffic protection FatCause: |