OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221667611
NEXT LEVEL GRADING SERVICES LLC
ATLANTA, GA·
Event description
Employee is struck by felled tree, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on May 21, 2024, Employee #1 had just finished cutting a felled observed a worker lying unresponsive on the asphalt with his feet on the curb and tree brush covering the lower half of his body. Emergency services were called, and the worker was transported via ambulance to the hospital, where he remained in critical condition until Friday, May 24, 2024, when he died from his injuries. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. tree with a portable gas-powered chainsaw and was walking toward the cul-de-sac at the south end of the site to use the porta potty. Meanwhile, the skid steer driver, who was also the company owner, identified the next tree for removal-approximately seventy feet in length. He signaled by honking the skid steer horn three times and watched the area for movement for approximately two minutes. After observing no movement, he felled the tree. The crew then waited several more minutes and felled two smaller trees. At approximately 8:54 a.m., the construction manager for Beazer Homes, LLC arrived at the cul-de-sac and
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 869
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