Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83340.015 - Tree trimmer falls 40 feet from tree and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 83340.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/29/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1007526.015	02/29/2016		561730	Urban Foresters Inc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on February 29, 2016, an employee wearing a positioning saddle fall arrest system, was ascending a rope that was placed in the crotch of a tree. The employee was approximately 40 foot above ground. The employee was ascending when the fall harness positioning saddle rope bridge broke. The employee fell approximately 20 feet and struck the edge of the house roof and then fell another approximately 20 feet to a wood deck, landing on the back. The employee sustained head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Broken Cable, Fall, Rigging, Roof, Struck Against, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1007526.015	28	M	Fatality

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