OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693770
RESPIRATORY,CPR,WORK RULES,SAFETY BELT,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,TIE-OFF,TREE TRIMMING
Event description
Employee killed in fall from tree
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 11, 1985, Employee #1 climbed approximate . The fall was a result of his not being secured to the tree with his safety bel t. Employee #1 was said to have had over five years experience in this type of w ork and should have known the proper safety procedure. ly 43 ft in a poplar tree in the back yard of a private residence. According to witnesses, Employee #1 was wearing and properly using a safety belt during his c limb. When he reached the area that he was going to trim, he, for some reason, u nhooked his safety belt from around the tree. Before he could attach it, he lost his grip and fell approximately 40 ft to the ground. He tried to get up but was restrained by coworkers while rescue personnel were being called to the scene. While he was being transported to the hospital, he began to experience respirato ry problems that required CPR. He died at 11:18 a.m. of severe internal injuries
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 39
- Occupation code
- 484
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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