Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144216.015 - Employee fractures leg, fails to latch and falls climbing tr

Accident Summary Nr: 144216.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560350.015	10/27/2021		561730	Happy Growing Landscaping And Tree Services Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on September 19, 2021, an employee working as a landscaper for a landscaping and tree service was climbing a tree. The employee was working at a residential client site. The employee had been wearing the proper harness and spikes as he climbed. He was clamping his safety line when he missed the latch hidden by dead leaves causing him to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clamp, Climber, Climbing, Climbing Line, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Harness, Landscaper, Landscaping, Leg, Lifeline, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Safety Latch, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1560350.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury

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