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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396153

VARNEY'S TREE SERVICE, LLC

Event
Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Head, Hoist, Struck By, Tree Felling
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345538185
Employer profile
VARNEY'S TREE SERVICE, LLC
Summary number
221396153
Report ID
0316400

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling tree

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was operating a come-along hoist assisting in the felling of a dead 100-foot pine tree. As the tree fell, it struck another tree and the employee was struck in the head by falling debris. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Event type
    1

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