OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221597172

MYERS AND LAWS TREE SERVICE, INC.

OLNEY, MD— 2023-08-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain Saw, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Failure, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346915259
Employer profile: MYERS AND LAWS TREE SERVICE, INC.
Summary number: 221597172
Report ID: 0352460

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from tree

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on August 17, 2023, an employee was in a tree cutting a tree limb when the dead portion of the tree located above him broke off and caused him to fall 35 feet to the ground. The employee died due to traumatic injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Event type
5

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