OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391931

KINGSTON EQUIPMENT RENTAL, INC.

CHICHESTER, NY· 2021-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Laser, Struck By, Surveyor, Tree
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345533525
Employer profile: KINGSTON EQUIPMENT RENTAL, INC.
Summary number: 221391931
Report ID: 0213100
Project type: E
Construction end-use: L

Event description

Employee is struck and killed by falling tree

Investigation abstract

At 11:01 a.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee used a laser level to determine grades/testing elevation. At some point, an oak tree from outside the construction area fell and struck the employee. The employee received severe head trauma and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
1

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