Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1752347.015 - Andre Forcier

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 3:15 p.m. on June 3, 2024, an employee working for a landscaping service was cutting down a large tree. The employee had cut a large section out of the tree. As the section fell, it struck the employee's bucket and ejected him, causing him to fall. The employee died from massive head trauma from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket , Cutting, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Ground, Head, Hoist, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Section, Unsafe Position, Vegetation