Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130763.015 - Employee ruptures vertebrae disks when struck by falling tre

Accident Summary Nr: 130763.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499873.015	10/26/2020		561730	Huerta'S Tree Service & Development, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on October 20, 2020, an employee was working as a groundsman on the ground in an area where tree trimming and removal was being performed. When a coworker cut the top off a tree, the tree top fell and broke other branches. The employee was struck by a falling branch and sustained ruptured vertebrae disks. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Falling Object, Ground, Ground Crew Worker, Rupture, Struck By, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499873.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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