OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397722
VALBON DOBROVA
ROSELLE PARK, NJ·
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from tree
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on October 3, 2021, an employee worked to cut down a tree with an electric Saws-All. The employee was on the tree making cuts while the tree was pulled using a sling attached to a Bobcat to prevent the tree falling onto a nearby house. At some point, the tree snapped and threw the employee, who fell approximately fourteen feet, and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 869
- Fall distance
- 14
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