Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145443.015 - Employee injures back in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 145443.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560606.015	10/27/2021		561730	Nates Tree Service, Inc

Abstract: At 11:17 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was trimming the top of an oak tree under a power line using a tree climbing system. The employee had not properly secured the climb rope line and while descending the tree it slipped off of the tie point. The employee fell from the tree and hit the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a back injury.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Rope, Slip, Tree Care, Tree Climbing System, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1560606.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury

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