Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108721.015 - Employee fractures skull when struck by falling tree branch

Accident Summary Nr: 108721.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1342511.015	08/28/2018		921190	Madrid, City Of

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 7, 2018, an employee leaned a stepladder against a tree and climbed at least one rung while carrying a Stihl MS-170 chain-saw. The employee cut a tree branch and was struck in the head when it fell. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Falling Object, Fracture, Ladder, Skull, Struck By, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1342511.015	79	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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