Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131903.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 131903.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482979.015	07/10/2020		561730	Dave Mackey Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 24, 2020, an employee was trimming a tree, utilizing a harness that had been checked for functionality. As the employee repositioned himself in the tree to cut the next branch, the rigging slipped, causing him to fall from the tree to the ground. He sustained a hairline fracture of a vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Positioning, Rigging, Slip, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1482979.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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