Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115488.015 - Employee falls from tree while trimming branches and fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 115488.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394205.015	04/18/2019		561730	Villa Park Landscape

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on April 2, 2019, an employee was trimming a pine tree that was approximately 50 feet tall and had climbed approximately 15 feet to cut a branch. The employee fell from the tree and sustained multiple vertebra fractures. The employee had a positioning lanyard with him and had used it during previous climbs; however, did not use it during this instance. The employee was taken to Orange County Global Hospital and was admitted.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lanyard, PPE, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1394205.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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