Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221436645

THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY

Event
Fall, Fall From Elevation, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345778450
Employer profile
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
Summary number
221436645
Report ID
0625500

Event description

Employee is injured while working on tree

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on February 10, 2022, an employee was within a tree approximately 20 feet off the ground performing tree-felling operations. The employee inadvertently cut his tether line with a tree branch that was being cut and fell to the ground below. The employee fell from a 20-foot elevation onto the concrete ground below and sustained unspecified injuries. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    867

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