Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1783234.015 - 157703 - Charles D. Lowder Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 1783234.015

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 10/18/2024

Site Address:
157703 - Charles D. Lowder Inc.
393 White Road
King, NC 27021

Mailing Address:
2810 Griffith Road, Winston Salem, NC 27103

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/2024

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/13/2025

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171162.015

Event: 10/17/2024

Employee is struck by tree while felling and is killed

At 12:00 a.m. on October 17, 2024, Employee #1 was manually felling trees near the edge of a creek bank. He was working alone when, after felling a tree, it appeared to have kicked back and struck him in the head, causing severe trauma. Employee #1 was later found face down near the tree that struck him and had sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Head, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Failure, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Pruner, Tree Section, Tree Shear, Tree Trimming

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1783234.015	46	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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