OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221670912

ANDRE FORCIER

PENNINGTON, NJ· 2024-06-03T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Cutting, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Ground, Head, Hoist, Lack of Engineering Controls, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling, Tree Section, Unsafe Position, Vegetation
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347523474
Employer profile: ANDRE FORCIER
Summary number: 221670912
Report ID: 0213900

Event description

Employee cutting tree dies of head trauma when ejected from

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on June 3, 2024, an employee working for a landscaping service was cutting down a large tree. The employee had cut a large section out of the tree. As the section fell, it struck the employee's bucket and ejected him, causing him to fall. The employee died from massive head trauma from impact with the ground.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 76 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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