OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221443831

LEO QUIROZ TREE SERVICE AND LANDSCAPING

SOLANA BEACH, CA· 2021-10-01T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Climbing, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Landscaper, Rib, Stuck, Training, Tree, Tree Climber, Tree Trimming, Unstable Position, Untrained
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345598361
Employer profile: LEO QUIROZ TREE SERVICE AND LANDSCAPING
Summary number: 221443831
Report ID: 0950632

Event description

Employee trimming tree fractures ribs in fall

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee was working as a Tree Care Worker injuries and continues to receive occupational therapy. for a landscaper was working in the backyard garden of a residence. The employee had climbed a recently trimmed tree and was in the process of removing branches that were stuck. The employee was moving to a different position on the tree when he stepped on a tree branch that did not support his weight and it snapped. The employee fell approximately 15 feet out of the tree. The local Fire Department responded to the site. The employee had not received adequate training and no one was assigned to monitor and assist him while working above 12 feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and abdominal

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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