Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117112.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae and lacerates liver when struck

Accident Summary Nr: 117112.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1408098.015	06/13/2019		561730	Bright View Tree Care Services Inc.

Abstract: At 1:03 p.m. on June 7, 2019, an employee was using a chain saw to cut down a Eucalyptus tree 10 inches in diameter and 40 feet tall. The employee made a pie cut and felling cut at about 4 feet high. When the tree fell, the bottom end of the tree struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated liver and a fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Falling Object, Fracture, Laceration, Liver, Struck By, Tree Felling, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1408098.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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