OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221677883

XTERRA TREE SERVICE INC

MOUNT SINAI, NY· 2024-06-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chipping, Concussion, Cutting, Head, Inexperience, Struck By, Tree, Tree Climber, Tree Felling, Tree Stumping, Unsafe Position, Vegetation, Wood Chipper
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347579559
Employer profile: XTERRA TREE SERVICE INC
Summary number: 221677883
Report ID: 0214700

Event description

Employee dies of head injuries when struck by falling stump

Investigation abstract

At 2:18 p.m. on June 26, 2024, an employee was working on a tree care crew along with five coworkers. The crew was sent to a residence to remove ten trees. The employee was helping place a tree branch in the woodchipper while a coworker (tree climber) was cutting a stump. The stump fell and struck the employee in the head. The employee died from a head injury, including a concussion.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
1

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