Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170612519 - Employee injured as tree branch drops loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170612519 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119814630	10/13/1993	7032	0	Uccr Gathering Places

Abstract: At about 4:00 p.m. on September 17, 1993, Employee #1 was trimming a tree from a loader bucket that was elevated about 12 ft. The cut branch fell on the hydraulic control lever and dropped the employee from the bucket. He suffered broken ribs, punctured lungs, and a spinal fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, TREE LIMB, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, STRUCK AGAINST, RIB, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119814630			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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