Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1547884.015 - Watkin Tree Pro Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1547884.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 08/17/2021

Site Address:
Watkin Tree Pro Llc
11 Wildwood Lane
Douglas, MI 49406

Mailing Address:
1452 W Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI 49424

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1799567

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138168.015

Event: 08/16/2021

Employee is killed when basket breaks off from boom

At 1:45 p.m. on August 16, 2021, an employee was trimming tree limbs approximately 40 feet from the ground in the basket of an aerial boom truck when the basket broke off from the boom. The employee and the basket fell to the concrete ground killing the employee instantly.

Keywords: Basket, Blunt force trauma, Boom, Boom Truck, Fall, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1547884.015	50	M	Fatality		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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