Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154075.015 - Employee is killed from blunt trauma in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 154075.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1652857.015	02/09/2023		561730	Viking Tree Service

Abstract: On February 9, 2023, an employee working for a tree care service was trimming a tree. The employee was not properly tied into the tree and was only tied in at one point. The employee tied his secondary line to the branch he was cutting. When the branch fell to the ground, the employee fell approximately 40 feet with the branch. As a result, the employee impacted the ground with blunt force and died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Distracted, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Hand Tool, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Supervision, Torso, Tree Section, Tree Trimming, Tree Worker's Saddle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1652857.015	42	M	Fatality		Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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