Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618813 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TREE WHEN HIS SAFETY LINE SLIPPED

Accident Summary Nr: 170618813 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125851691	08/27/1998	0783	0	Utility Tree Service Inc

Abstract: An employee was performing line-clearance tree trimming. He climbed to a working height and fastened his safety line to a crotch. When he climbed higher to reach a limb, his safety line lifted out of the crotch. As he leaned out to begin his cut, the safety line slipped out of the crotch, and the employee fell from the tree. He suffered a fracture to the L1-3 vertebra and was hospitalized for 9 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LIFELINE, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, TREE TRIMMING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125851691			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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