Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446008

WATKINS TREE SERVICE INC.

Event
Drop Zone, Fracture, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Pruner
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345707087
Employer profile
WATKINS TREE SERVICE INC.
Summary number
221446008
Report ID
0950623

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by tree round

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 29, 2021, an employee moved a tree round from the drop zone. As the employee removed a tree round from the drop zone, another round was dropped into the drop zone and struck the employee. The employee sustained multiple cervical fractures, nasal, maxillary sinus, and zygomatic fractures. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

    Event type
    1

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