Accident Report Detail
Accident: 92630.015 - Employee Is Struck By Felled Tree And Killed
Accident: 92630.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 01/23/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1206271.015 | 01/31/2017 | Jay'S Tree Care, Llc | |||||
At 10:57 a.m. on January 23, 2017, Employee #1 was limbing a tree within the fall-zone of a tree that was being prepared for felling by another employee of the company. While Employee #1 was performing a bore-cut on a tree to be felled, the tree unexpectedly fell and struck the employee. The employee suffered extensive head, neck, shoulder and chest trauma and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
tree trimming, tree, falling object, tree felling, struck by
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1206271.015 | 45 | M | Fatality | Other | Timber cutting and logging occupations |