OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221573728

VICTOR JIMENEZ AND ANTONIO JIMENEZ

STUART, FL— 2023-06-17T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Chest, Falling Object, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Pinned, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346781487
Employer profile: VICTOR JIMENEZ AND ANTONIO JIMENEZ
Summary number: 221573728
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee dies from asphyxia after pinned by falling branch

Investigation abstract

At 10:34 a.m. on June 17, 2023, an employee working for a landscaping service was trimming a 30-foot tall pine tree. The employee was struck by a falling tree branch and was pinned between two branches. The employee died from traumatic asphyxia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
2

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