OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221698376

CALL TREE SERVICE, INC.

MECHANICSVILLE, VA— 2024-08-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Falling Object, Head, Inexperience, Landscaping, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Vegetation
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347732547
Employer profile: CALL TREE SERVICE, INC.
Summary number: 221698376
Report ID: 0355111

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma when struck by falling tree l

Investigation abstract

At 9:45 a.m. on August 12, 2024, an employee working for a tree care service was removing cut limbs from under a tree when he was struck by a falling limb. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma to his head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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