Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125933.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae when struck by falling tree top

Accident Summary Nr: 125933.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460334.015	02/03/2020		561730	Thomas Eutsler

Abstract: At 10:28 a.m. on January 27, 2020, an employee was cutting approximately 30 feet off the top of a 100 foot pine tree while suspended in the tree. When the employee topped the tree the section he cut off came back and struck him in the upper torso and head. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractured vertebrae and a fractured rib.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Rib, Struck By, Torso, Tree Climbing System, Tree Section, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460334.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Chainsaw Operator

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