Accident Report Detail
Accident: 79108.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Tree
Accident: 79108.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/25/2015 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1087862.015 | 08/25/2015 | Best Tree Company | |||||
At 9:00 a.m. on August 25, 2015, Employee #1 was climbing a tree trunk, preparing to cut a branch. The employee was tied off, wearing a belt-type harness and using a handheld chain saw. Employee #1 fell 24 feet from the branch he was cutting and hit a hard surface driveway. He was killed as a result of head trauma from the fall. | |||||||
Keywords:
tree trimming, chain saw, head, lanyard, fall, tree, struck against, tie-off
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1087862.015 | 44 | M | Fatality | Other |