OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221710023

HERNANDEZ COMPLETE LAWN CARE, LLC

BRYANS ROAD, MD— 2024-10-14T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Controlled Access Zone, Danger Zone, Drop Zone, Falling Object, Internal Bleeding, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling, Tree Section, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347814816
Employer profile: HERNANDEZ COMPLETE LAWN CARE, LLC
Summary number: 221710023
Report ID: 0352460

Event description

Employee dies of multiple trauma when struck by felled tree

Investigation abstract

At 10:50 a.m. on October 14, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a tree tree fell, the employee was unable to clear the area in time and was struck by the falling tree. The employee died from internal bleeding and multiple blunt force trauma. care company was working on a crew felling an approximately 70-foot sweet gum tree. The tree was approximately 3-foot in diameter at the base. The tree split into two sections about 3 feet above the ground. One section stood straight, approximately 70 feet tall, while the other section, which also measured around 70 feet in height was leaning at a 45-degree angle. The crew was in the process of felling the leaning section of the tree. The employee was holding a rope that had been tied to this section of the tree and was positioned in the fall zone. The cutter made the necessary cuts and used wedges to fell the tree. Once the

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
889

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