Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137590.015 - Employee fractures tibia when left leg is pinned between sta

Accident Summary Nr: 137590.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1541216.015	07/12/2021		561730	The Davey Tree Expert Company

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on July 7, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up loader, a BOBCAT MT-100, at a residential tree removal site in Solon, OH. While backing up the loader to move a fallen tree trunk, the employee forgot the chipper was behind him and pinned his left leg between the loader and the chipper tongue. The employee sustained a broken right tibia and several small fractures in the left leg. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Broken, Broken Bone, Chipper, Fracture, Leg, Loader, Pinned, Stand-Up Forklift, Stand-Up Operator, Standing, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1541216.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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