OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221691710
KEMP TREE SERVICES LLC
SELLERSVILLE, PA—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by falling tree limb while cu
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on August 2, 2024, an employee was preparing to cut down a dead Ash tree. After making a back cut, the employee failed to immediately retreat to the established retreat path and stood near the tree. A few seconds later, a limb from the tree's canopy fell, striking the employee in the face and causing fatal blunt force trauma to the head.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 889
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