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Accident Summary Nr: 102754.015 - Employee is struck by falling tree and incurs multiple injur

Accident Summary Nr: 102754.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292449.015	01/30/2018		238990	Desert Crane Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 16, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a crane services company, were engaged in rigging a large tree and lifting it by crane for placement at a zoo. Coworker #1, the supervisor, was operating an HTC 8690 link-belt crane, while Employee #1 rigged the tree with chains and slings for offloading from a flatbed truck. As Coworker #1 prepared to lift the tree with the crane, the tree tipped over, falling and striking Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He required treatment for multiple injuries, including two compressed vertebrates, a dislocated hip, and a fractured pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 3.5 weeks.

Keywords: Construction, Crane, Falling Object, Hip, Off Loading, Pelvis, Rigging, Tree, Unsecured, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1292449.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades

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