Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133784.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by large tree

Accident Summary Nr: 133784.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 02/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517724.015	03/04/2021		924120	California Conservation Corps

Abstract: At 9:10 a.m. on February 25, 2021, an employee was cutting a branch from a rotted eucalyptus tree that was approximately 20 feet long and 8 to 10 inches in diameter. The employee was using a Stihl pole saw, and, when the employee made the final cut, the branch swung and hit the employee, knocking him down. The employee suffered five broken ribs, a broken clavicle, scapula, and transverse process, and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Clavicle, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Lung, Puncture Wound, Rib, Saw, Scapula, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1517724.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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