OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375249
SMITTY'S ALL AROUND SERVICES LLC
OMAHA, NE·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by tree branch
Investigation abstract
At 4:48 p.m. on July 21, 2021, an employee and two coworkers were on the ground guiding branches away from a residential home that were being cut by a coworker from a tree overhead. As the coworker was cutting a tree branch, it snapped off and fell striking the employee in the head. The employee died due to head trauma.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 889
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