OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221457054
151611 - R - R TREE COMPANY LLC
MONROE, NC·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by falling tree limb
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on March 20, 2022, an employee was cutting the last limb from a large crepe myrtle tree, when the limb fell, struck him in his head and neck area, knocking him to the ground. He later died from these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 65 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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