OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221720675

WILDERNESS LAND MANAGEMENT, INC.

LEWISTOWN, MO— 2024-11-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Landscaper, Landscaping, Overhead Power Line, Struck Against, Torso, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347896029
Employer profile: WILDERNESS LAND MANAGEMENT, INC.
Summary number: 221720675
Report ID: 0729300

Event description

Employee dies of multiple trauma from fall trimming trees

Investigation abstract

At 10:36 a.m. on November 19, 2024, an employee working as a landscaper for a landscaping contractor was working up in a large oak tree designated as needing trimming to maintain adequate distance from a electrical power lines. The employee was wearing a harness and climbing gear but fell approximately 35 to 40 feet to the ground. The employee was transported to the hospital but died from multiple blunt trauma from impact with the ground.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
786

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