Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170614481 - Employee injured in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170614481 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125668335	07/09/1997	0783	0	Enviornmental Professional Associates Dba Provco

Abstract: On July 7, 1997, Employee #1, a crew foreman for a tree trimmer, was on an afternoon break. To demonstrate free-climbing techniques, he climbed a small 8 in. diameter Douglas fir tree. When he neared the top he reached out to grab a nearby fir tree, but fell 30 ft to the ground, breaking small limbs on the way down. Employee #1 sustained fractured vertebrae, for which he was hospitalized. In a written statement dated September 30, 1997, he said the accident had nothing to do with the company's contract to clean up the brush, and that the fall was the result of horseplay.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, TREE, FALL, VERTEBRA, HORSEPLAY, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125668335			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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