OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221717606
NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
TUXEDO PARK, NY—
Event description
Employee is killed when struck by thrown tree branch during
Investigation abstract
At 5:45 p.m. on November 9, 2024, A coworker was clearing brush and digging ditches to create a fire line for a forest fire. Employee #2 fell a tree, and as the tree fell, it struck another tree on the ground. A branch from the tree on the ground was thrown back toward Employee #2, striking him. Employee #2 sustained fatal injuries from the impact of the tree branch.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Event type
- 1
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