Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102215.015 - Employee is struck in the head by tree branch and is hospita

Accident Summary Nr: 102215.015 -- Report ID: 0253420 -- Event Date: 12/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1287771.015	01/12/2018		561210	County Of Union Department Of Public Works

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 15, 2017, a tree climber had just completed chain sawing a branch of a tree. The employee's crew started lowering the branch to the ground. While lowering the cut branch, an upper tree branch used to support the sawed branch with the use of a rope, broke and fell. The branch struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized and x-rays revealed thoracic fractures.

Keywords: Fracture, Neck, Struck By, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1287771.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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