OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221739667

NEXTGEN FIBER LLC

TRADE, TN— 2025-01-30T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Crushed, Fall, Falling Object, Tree
NAICS: 237130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348018862
Employer profile: NEXTGEN FIBER LLC
Summary number: 221739667
Report ID: 0454716

Event description

Employee is fatality injured by falling tree during hurrican

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on January 30, 2025, Employee #1 was cleaning up phone and power lines damaged by a recent hurricane. While cutting a tree, a portion of the tree broke off and fell on Employee #1, causing fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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