Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84551.015 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Tree Limb And is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 84551.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/16/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1140676.015	04/18/2016		561730	Pablo'S Tree Service

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 16, 2016, Employee #1, a groundman, was working with a coworker, an arborist, to remove a tree from a residential property. The coworker was residing in the tree and removing tree limbs with a chain saw. Employee #1 was underneath the coworker and used a chain saw to cut the falling limbs into sections. As they were working, the coworker cut down a large limb that fell and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat and suffered traumatic head injuries when struck by the large tree limb and died.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Falling Object, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1140676.015	20	M	Fatality

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