Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116247.015 - Employee descending tree falls, suffers multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 116247.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 12/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400651.015	12/14/2018	0851	115310	317722801 - Warner Creek Company

Abstract: On December 13, 2021, an employee was climbing and topping trees and creating snags about 60 feet from the ground. After the sixth tree he had topped while he was descending he failed to use the decelerating device properly. The employee fell fracturing his right arm and vertebrae and collapsing a lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Collapsed lung, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lung, Topping, Tree, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1400651.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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