Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 955880 - Employee killed in fall from ladder while cutting tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 955880 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 03/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304133861	04/02/2001	1521	0	O.J. Smith Builders, Lcc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on March 28, 2001, Employee #1 attempted to retrieve a set of keys that were stuck at the end of a tree limb that was approximately 20 feet above ground level. Employee #1 set up a ladder and climbed up the tree to cut the limb with a chain saw. Employee #1 cut the limb. The limb fell, hit the ground and sprung back and hit the ladder. Employee #1 fell approximately 20 feet to the ground and suffered fatal injuries.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, LADDER, TREE, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304133861			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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