OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347462

ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY

MILLBROOK, AL· 1986-09-22T11:15:00

Event: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, TAG LINE, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100324565
Employer profile: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY
Summary number: 14347462
Report ID: 418300

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING ROTTEN TREE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING FELL A LINE TREE BY GUIDING IT DOWN WITH A TAG LINE. AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CO ILING THE ROPE AFTER GUIDING THE TREE DOWN, A ROTTEN TREE SUDDENLY FELL AND STRU CK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. HE SUFFERED 4 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN COLL ARBONE. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED OF A BLOOD CLOT OF THE LU NG 6 DAYS LATER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
21

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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