Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14347462 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING ROTTEN TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 14347462 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100324565	10/01/1986	0783	0	Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 AM ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING FELL A LINE TREE BY GUIDING IT DOWN WITH A TAG LINE. AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE COILING THE ROPE AFTER GUIDING THE TREE DOWN, A ROTTEN TREE SUDDENLY FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. HE SUFFERED 4 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN COLLARBONE. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED OF A BLOOD CLOT OF THE LUNG 6 DAYS LATER.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, TAG LINE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100324565			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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