OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221594195

GAVINO TREE SERVICE, INC.

AGOURA HILLS, CA— 2023-08-23T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Falling Object, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346941628
Employer profile: GAVINO TREE SERVICE, INC.
Summary number: 221594195
Report ID: 0950643

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling tree branch

Investigation abstract

At 10:47 a.m. on August 23, 2023, an employee was trimming a tree branch. A branch, that was being used to hoist down cut branches, broke and fell on top of the employee. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
486

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