OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221683360

ARBORICULTURAL SPECIALTIES, INC.

BERKELEY, CA— 2024-07-17T00:00:00

Event: Branch, Broke, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Tie-Off, Tree, Tree Branch
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347624124
Employer profile: ARBORICULTURAL SPECIALTIES, INC.
Summary number: 221683360
Report ID: 0950614

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from tree

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on July 17, 2024, an employee was cutting branches. The branch that the employee was tied off to broke, and the employee fell to the ground and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7005

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