OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221610348

YORDIN LANDSCAPING

HENDERSON, NV— 2023-10-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Chest, Collapsed lung, Contusion, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Laborer, Landscaper, Landscaping, Lung, Palm Tree, Rib, Skull, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Trimming, Work Surface
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347054801
Employer profile: YORDIN LANDSCAPING
Summary number: 221610348
Report ID: 0953220

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from tree during trimming activit

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on October 17, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a landscaping service was sitting in his personal vehicle preparing for an assigned work task. The employee climbed approximately 22 feet to trim a palm tree. While trimming the tree, the employee fell to the ground below. The employee died due to a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and skull and brain hemorrhaging.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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