OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221743933

ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC

SILVER SPRING, MD· 2024-06-05T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Dislocated, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Neck, Overturn, Skull, Spine, Tree, Tree Care
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347529786
Employer profile: ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC
Summary number: 221743933
Report ID: 0352460

Event description

Employee falls from tree care vehicle and sustains fatal inj

Investigation abstract

At 9:36 a.m. on June 5, 2024, Employee #1 was performing tree removal while working from the bucket of an articulating boom tree care vehicle. The employee extended the boom too far, which caused the left outrigger support to lift off the ground, resulting in the vehicle overturning onto its side. Employee #1 fell approximately 75 feet to compacted soil and sustained a fractured skull and dislocated neck at the spinal cord, resulting in a fatality.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
5

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