Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202638003 - Worker Cutting Down Trees Dies From Heart Failure
Accident: 202638003 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/24/2014 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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317451888 | 03/27/2014 | 1794 | Bryan Stumler Excavating Inc | ||||
On March 24, 2014, Employee #1, employed by an excavation contractor, was working at a new road construction site. He was operating a chain saw to cut down trees at the site. While preparing to cut a tree, Employee #1 turned off the saw's power and either fell or lay down on the ground. When the company owner came out to help Employee #1, he found him unresponsive. The owner called for emergency medical services. When the responders arrived, they called the coroner, who came to the site. The coroner pronounced Employee #1 dead on the scene. This event was investigated by Indiana OSHA. The coroner's report listed the cause of death as Cardio-Vascular, Respiratory System Failure. | |||||||
Keywords:
cardiovasc system, heart, respiratory, tree felling, heart attack, construction, electric saw, saw, cardiac arrest
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 317451888 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Other |