Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142562.015 - Employee breaks leg when knocked out of tree by sheared bran

Accident Summary Nr: 142562.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 09/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552583.015	09/13/2021		561730	Rice Tree Service

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee working as a forestry worker for a tree service was tying off his climbing rope and safety line to a tree. The employee was climbing the tree and removing branches so he could fell the tree. The employee was standing on a large approximately 12-inch diameter branch securing his line to the same branch. As the employee cut the branch above his climbing rope and safety line, the branch sheared off grabbing his rope and harness and dragged the employee out of the tree. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken femur.

Keywords: Broken, Broken Bone, Caught By, Climber, Climbing, Dragged, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Femur, Fracture, Harness, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Lifeline, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rope, Sheared, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Felling, Tree Limb, Tree Shear, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552583.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Forestry workers, except logging

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