OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221361686
SEARLES EXCAVATION INC.
WATERFORD, ME·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by falling branch
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee worked to fell a red oak tree. At some point, a five-inch diameter branch sheared off and fell approximately thirty-five feet onto the employee's head. The employee received a crush injury to the skull and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 869
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