Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138075.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 138075.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1547351.015	08/12/2021		561730	The Davey Tree Expert Company

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on August 6, 2021, an employee was ascending a tree to trim branches when the branch securing the climbing rope broke. This failure caused the employee to fall approximately 30 feet to the ground. The fall resulted in multiple spinal fractures, loss of a tooth, and kidney lacerations. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of these injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Kidney, Laceration, Rope, Spine, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1547351.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury

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