OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221581705
NARROW PATH TREE SERVICE
BATTLE CREEK, MI—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by tree
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 p.m. on June 28, 2023, an employee was cutting down an approximate 30-foot-tall oak tree using a chainsaw. While making the back cut on the oak tree, it split near the top of the tree, approximately 15 feet from the ground and fell backwards on top of the employee. The employee was fatally injured.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 786
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