Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14381859 - Employee killed in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14381859 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 03/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122195720	04/02/1996	1761	0	Budget Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on March 30, 1996, Employee #1 climbed into a tree to saw off two limbs that were preventing a truck boom from hoisting shingles onto a roof. While he was descending from the tree, he lost his grip and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He struck his head against the boom and the bed of the truck as he fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized. He died on April 1, 1996, of head injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122195720			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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