Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170185458 - FALL - CLIMBING LINE SLIPPED OFF

Accident Summary Nr: 170185458 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111879359	04/22/1991	0783	0	Performance Tree & Landscape Maint.

Abstract: A tree trimmer was trimming an 18.3-meter-tall palm tree at a restaurant. He tied his climbing line around a single palm frond instead of around the whole tree. When he began to descend, the line slipped over the frond, and he fell onto a boulder, fracturing his left knee and right ankle. He was hospitalized for 10 days for his injuries.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, TREE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111879359			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Forestry workers, except logging

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