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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221517980

WHITLEDGE TREE SERVICE LLC

Event
Abdomen, Collision, Earthmoving Equip, Rupture, Skid Steer loader
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346370539
Employer profile
WHITLEDGE TREE SERVICE LLC
Summary number
221517980
Report ID
0551800

Event description

Employee is killed in skid steer loader collision

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on December 2, 2022, an employee was operating a skid steer loader when he backed it into another piece of equipment on the job site. The employee suffered a ruptured abdominal aorta and subsequently died from his injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 41 M

    Event type
    6
    Occupation code
    7010

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