Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145452.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by falling tree

Accident Summary Nr: 145452.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574266.015	01/24/2022		562910	Pacific States - Sukut - P31, A Joint Venture

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee, a crew leader, was felling a 40-inch madrone tree when it fell into two standing madrone trees. When the falling tree struck the standing trees, it kicked back and landed on the employee pinning his leg under the tree. The tree then slid down the embankment freeing the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left leg.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Drop Zone, Falling Object, Fracture, Kick Back, Leg, Pinned, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1574266.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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