Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163659.015 - Employee is killed when struck by tree limb

Accident Summary Nr: 163659.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/30/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1724741.015	01/31/2024		561730	A Plus Ground Services, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on January 30, 2024, an employee was preparing to pull a large tree down via a rope tied to the Toro dingo he was operating. When pulling the tree down with the GMS Sierra truck (operated by a coworker) and the Toro dingo, the tree fell into other trees nearby, resulting in one of the limbs falling off and striking the employee in the head, knocking him off of the dingo. The employee suffered a head contusion and brain injury and was killed.

Keywords: Contusion, Fall, Head, Pickup Truck, Rope, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Limb, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1724741.015	30	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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