Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170609259 - Employee injured when struck by falling branch

Accident Summary Nr: 170609259 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120047550	12/15/1994	0783	0	Cal Tran

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 3, 1994, Employee #1, of Caltrans, Long Beach, CA, was cutting dead branches into small sections on the ground under the spot where the top of the tree was being removed. Employee #1 was using a power Skilsaw and was wearing hearing protection. When the top was pulled from the tree a branch fell and struck him on the shoulder and the back, causing a hairline fracture of the thoracic vertebra. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital. The employer was cited for a serious violation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, BACK, TREE, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120047550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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