Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105537.015 - Employee is knocked unconscious when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 105537.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1287813.015	01/12/2018		921190	City Of Whittier Administrative Services Dept

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 12, 2018, an employee was retrieving a branch that landed on the front yard of a residence. The employee walked through a drop zone while a coworker cut a tree limb and it fell, landing on top of the groundsman's hard hat. The employee was knocking unconscious and he received a small scalp laceration on his right frontal scalp. The employee also suffered a fracture to his skull and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Falling Object, Laceration, Scalp, Skull, Struck By, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1287813.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury

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