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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221675838

DEREK CROPP

Event
Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Head, Struck By, Tree
NAICS
113310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347565756
Employer profile
DEREK CROPP
Summary number
221675838
Report ID
0316400

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by tree limb after cutting tr

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on June 14, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a tree-cutting company, was cutting down a tree. After the tree was felled, a limb from an adjacent tree broke off and fell, striking the employee in the head. The employee sustained head trauma and was later pronounced dead.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    496

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