Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170206973 - FALL FROM TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 170206973 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119724847	01/04/1993	0783	0	Tom Greer Tree Service

Abstract: A tree trimmer had completed limbing a standing conifer and proceeded to descend the tree trunk when he fell about 18.3 meters to the ground, carrying his equipment with him. The employee's harness, rope, and other lines were still intact after the fall, and the knots had apparently been well tied. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right elbow, right wrist, pelvis, hip, and both heels. (The cause of the accident was undetermined. There were no witnesses, and the injured employee was not willing to give information on the accident.)

Keywords: FRACTURE, LIMBING, DESCENDING, TREE, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, HIP, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119724847			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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