OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221703606

JOSHUA'S TREE SERVICE LAWN & FENCE REPAIR

BAYTOWN, TX— 2024-09-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care, Tree Failure, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Pruner, Tree Shear, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #347771131
Employer profile: JOSHUA'S TREE SERVICE LAWN & FENCE REPAIR
Summary number: 221703606
Report ID: 0626600

Event description

Employee falls from tree while trimming and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 12:20 p.m. on September 22, 2024, Employee #1 was trimming a tree when he fell from the tree. The employee sustained multiple blunt force injuries from the fall. The employee was found on the ground, and the injuries led to his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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