Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112712.015 - Employee falls from tree and sustains multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 112712.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347338.015	09/17/2018		561730	Quality Tree Service

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on September 11, 2018, an employee and two coworkers arrived on site and began removing a birch tree that was infested with beetles. The employee secured himself to one of the dry branches and he fell approximately 20 feet when the main branch he was standing on broke. The employee fracture his rib cage, punctured his lung, and damaged a major artery. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Artery, Fall, Fracture, Lung, Rib, Tree, Tree Pruner

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1347338.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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