OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221395874

LAS VEGAS SUPERIOR TREE SERVICES

LAS VEGAS, NV· 2021-09-16T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Descending, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground Crew Worker, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Palm Tree, Tree, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming, Unstable Position
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345535181
Employer profile: LAS VEGAS SUPERIOR TREE SERVICES
Summary number: 221395874
Report ID: 0953220

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from palm tree

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee had finished trimming an approximately 50 foot tall palm tree and had begun descending the tree. The employee reportedly was having some difficulty with his climbing gear when he suddenly fell from a height of approximately 40 to 45 feet. The employee incurred a head injury, broken ankles and other injuries and died on scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
486

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