OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221510886

RIGGS TREE SERVICE INC.

FORT SMITH, AR— 2022-11-03T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Landscaping, Traumatic, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Tree Worker's Saddle
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346325244
Employer profile: RIGGS TREE SERVICE INC.
Summary number: 221510886
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from tree

Investigation abstract

At 10:59 a.m. on November 3, 2022, an employee climbed a pine tree to trim branches away from overhead power lines. The employee fell to the ground, approximately 30-35-feet. He was killed as a result of multiple traumatic injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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