Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142142.015 - Employee is struck by tree limb and falls, receives fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 142142.015 -- Report ID: 0454734 -- Event Date: 12/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569755.015	12/17/2021		237310	Jellico - Street Department

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 11, 2021, an employee worked to clear a tree that fell during a storm and blocked a road. The employee entered the bucket of a backhoe and was raised up to begin cutting limbs. After one of the limbs was cut free, it sprang out, struck the employee, and knocked the employee from the bucket. The employee fell approximately twelve feet and was hospitalized to treat fractures to the ribs and leg, and a lung puncture.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Clearing, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Leg, Lung, Puncture, Rib, Struck By, Tree, Tree Limb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569755.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Highway Maintenance Worker

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