OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221585755

BERGS TREE SERVICE

COLTS NECK, NJ— 2023-07-31T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346874001
Employer profile: BERGS TREE SERVICE
Summary number: 221585755
Report ID: 0213900

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by tree limb

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on July 31, 2023, an employee was clearing tree limbs near the base of a tree. The coworker above cut a tree limb and when the limb fell, it struck the employee in the back of the head. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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