Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92862.015 - Employee struck by falling tree trunk and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 92862.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 02/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1208107.015	02/06/2017		236115	Shc Cove Corporation

Abstract: At 12:18 p.m. on February 3, 2017, an employee was working with a Deere 50D mini excavator pushing a trunk over from an 87 foot tall pine tree. The employee stopped work on that trunk and went to another trunk and started to expose the root ball. Coworkers saw the original tree leaning towards the employee and yelled to him. The employee began backing away from the falling tree, left the ROP cab of the excavator, and was immediately struck by the tree trunk. The employee was killed when hit by the trunk.

Keywords: Excavator, Struck By, Tree Felling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1208107.015	44	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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