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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221449093

MIKE'S TREE SERVICE

Event
Chain Saw, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Tree, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming
NAICS
561730
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345864540
Employer profile
MIKE'S TREE SERVICE
Summary number
221449093
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from tree

Investigation abstract

At 12:42 p.m. on March 29, 2022, an employee was trimming limbs with a chainsaw on a tree. The employee cut the climbing rope with the chainsaw, falling approximately 60 feet to the ground. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Event type
    5

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