OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221554090
TIPTON MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE
TIPTON, IN—
Event description
Employee is killed in tree trimming incident
Investigation abstract
At 8:15 a.m. on April 10, 2023, Employee #1 was utilizing a chainsaw to cut a tree limb while standing on an eight-foot A-frame ladder. Employee #1 was trimming a tree limb while standing on the third rung from the bottom of the ladder. A coworker noticed Employee #1's hands fall to his side (indicating Employee #1 may have had a heart attack/stroke) and the tree limb fall, striking the ladder. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and was later pronounced dead on April 11, 2023 at approximately 6:35 p.m. An autopsy was not conducted on Employee #1. According to the death certificate, Employee #1 suffered from complications of blunt traumatic injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 65 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 7010
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