OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221470313

ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC

SOPHIA, WV— 2022-06-14T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Face, Falling Object, Landscaping, Neck, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346025505
Employer profile: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC
Summary number: 221470313
Report ID: 0316400

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by tree limb

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on June 14, 2022, an employee was tree trimming to remove limbs from power lines during clean-up activities after a storm. The employee was working to clear a large tree limb which was 41 feet long with a 16 inch diameter. The butt-end of the tree limb struck the front of the employee's body after it unexpectedly swung back towards the tree and flipped. The employee was killed, sustaining a broken neck and back and blunt force trauma to the face and legs.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
1

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