Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618888 - Employee fractures vertebra in fall while trimming tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170618888 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125857870	04/30/1999	0783	0	Davey Tree

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 19, 1999, Employee #1 was preparing to trim a large cedar tree. It had ivy growing all around the trunk making it impossible to use a flip line, so Employee #1 tied into the ivy. When his spurs cut out from the tree, the ivy failed to hold him and Employee #1 fell 15 ft to the ground. He suffered a fractured vertebra, for which he was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, VERTEBRA, TREE TRIMMING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125857870			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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