Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200031573 - Employee Is Killed by Felling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200031573 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305217721	08/15/2002	1629	0	Chuck Aneston Dba Aneston Tree Service

Abstract: On August 14, 2002, Employee #1 was part of a crew that was clearing land for new homes. The other employee was felling a tree, which was intended to fall toward the east. Instead, the tree got caught on some vines and branches of an adjacent tree, and then fell on Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, LODGED TREE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305217721			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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