OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221386923
BUSHWHACKERS TREE SERVICES
TAHOMA, CA·
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from tree
Investigation abstract
At 11:05 a.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee and his coworkers were task to cut down two dead fir trees each approximately 65 feet tall in a residential area. The employee was approximately 35 feet in the second tree while his coworkers were on the ground holding the ropes attached to the portion of the tree being cut off. The employee was in position below the rope, cut a notch in the tree, and instructed the coworkers to pull the rope when the tree snapped approximately 6 to 10 feet below where employee was tied off. The employee fell with the broken portion of the tree and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 889
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