OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404882

SANTAMARIA TREE SERVICES LLC

BISHOPVILLE, MD· 2021-06-30T00:00:00

Event: Boom, Brain, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury, Tree, Tree Branch
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345393490
Employer profile: SANTAMARIA TREE SERVICES LLC
Summary number: 221404882
Report ID: 0352410

Event description

Employee is ejected from boom lift and struck by falling tre

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:57 a.m. on June 30, 2021, Employee #1 was working from the bucket of a vehicle-mounted articulating boom lift to remove sections of a 60-foot oak tree. While attempting to break free a 10-foot long, 16-inch diameter trunk section, the trunk fell backward and struck the boom/bucket. Employee #1, who was not wearing fall protection, was ejected approximately 20 feet to the ground. The tree trunk then landed on him. Employee #1 sustained head injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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