Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128652.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from tree trimming

Accident Summary Nr: 128652.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488282.015	08/12/2020		561730	Specialty Tree Service Llc

Abstract: At 11:43 a.m. on August 11, 2020, an employee was being hoisted up an approximately 50 foot pine tree with a climbing line while using a Bobcat. The employee accidently cut the climbing rope and fell approximately 30 feet. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for multiple injuries and a fractured back.

Keywords: Back, Climbing Line, Fall, Fracture, Hoist, Landscaping, Limbing, Tree, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1488282.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury

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