Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14552400 - Employee killed in 30 ft fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14552400 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1071505	01/28/1985	0783	0	The F A Bartlett Tree Expert Co

Abstract: At approximately 3:47 p.m. on January 24, 1985, Employee #1 was using a gasoline-powered chain saw to trim branches from a tree. He had made the front part of a box cut on a branch and was making the final cut when he apparently slipped and the saw cut his safety line. He fell approximately 30 ft to the ground, striking his head against a pipe railing below the tree. Employee #1suffered a cranio-cerebral injury and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, LIFELINE, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1071505			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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