Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115420.015 - Employee's leg is struck and fractured by rolling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 115420.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393587.015	04/15/2019		238910	Brown Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 11, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a site preparation contractor, were clearing an area of trees. Employee #1 was cutting branches from a tree lying on the ground in the processing area. The coworker, operating an excavator, set another tree in the processing area, but that tree rolled and struck Employee #1's leg. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured leg.

Keywords: Construction, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Excavator, Fracture, Leg, Machine operator, Struck By, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Section

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1393587.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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