OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221713100

SOUTH VALLEY TREE EXPERTS

SALT LAKE CITY, UT— 2024-10-25T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Strap, Struck By, Tie-Down Strap, Trailer, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling, Unloading, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Vegetation
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347844003
Employer profile: SOUTH VALLEY TREE EXPERTS
Summary number: 221713100
Report ID: 0854910

Event description

Employee dies from crushed chest when log falls from trailer

Investigation abstract

At 11:35 a.m. on October 25, 2024, an employee working for a tree care company was removing a strap that was holding green waste (tree logs) in a trailer in order to dump the waste. The employee released the strap when a tree log that was above the side of the trailer fell and struck the employee. The employee was killed due to chest trauma from the falling log.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
1

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