OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221538549
HERVIN CRUZ CARRILLO DBA CRUZ CARRILLO TREE SERVICE
BONITA, CA—
Event description
Employee dies due to suffocation
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on February 13, 2023, Employee #1, a tree trimmer, climbed a palm tree using ropes and spikes, secured himself to the tree, and began cutting fronds from underneath. After being up on the tree for approximately ten to fifteen minutes, the palm fronds collapsed and engulfed the tree trimmer. The employee was killed due to suffocation. The employer is a tree trimming and landscaping company. The work site is a temporary residential work site, and the work being performed was trimming three palm trees.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Event type
- 14
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