Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138860.015 - Employee fractures back in fall while descending a tree

Accident Summary Nr: 138860.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551501.015	09/01/2021		561730	Lewis Tree Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:33 p.m. on August 29, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a tree care service was trimming a tree. The employee began descending the tree when he fell. The employee was hospitalized to treat an L1 fracture to his back from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Back, Descending, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Laborer, Staffing Agency, Streetlighting, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1551501.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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