Accident Report Detail

Accident: 99422.015 - Employee Falls Off Tree While Trimming And Is Killed

**Accident: 99422.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/28/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1267319.015	09/29/2017		A Monster Tree Service, Llc

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1 had cut the top po rtion of a 100 ft tree off and was trimming limbs at an approximate height of 50 ft. As he worked, he fell backwards and from the tree. Employee #1 struck the g round and suffered multiple internal injuries. The employee was killed.

Keywords: fall, fall protection, tree, tree felling

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1267319.015	39	M	Fatality		FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Landscaping FatCause:

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