OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221632938

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

BARKER, NY· 2024-01-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Head, Struck By, Torso, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling
NAICS: 712190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347218919
Employer profile: NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Summary number: 221632938
Report ID: 0253630

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by tree

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on January 17, 2024, an employee was serving as a spotter for a crew felling trees. The employee was within the fall zone of a tree. The employee was struck by a tree approximately 72 feet from the cut point on the trunk. He was killed as a result of blunt force trauma to the head and torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
1

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