OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221615198
CASTRO BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING, INC
MASTIC, NY·
Event description
Employee is killed when struck in head by falling tree limb
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on November 3, 2023, Employee #1 was collecting and disposing of tree limbs at the base of a tree. A coworker climbed approximately 30 feet up a tree to cut branches. When the coworker cut a large tree branch, it fell to the ground striking Employee #1 in the head, rendering him unconscious. Employee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 786
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