Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764567 - EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING TREE

Accident Summary Nr: 170764567 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125586016	07/09/1998	0783	0	Davey Tree Surgery

Abstract: An employee was trimming and removing trees from an overhead power line. He was attaching a tag line to another tree. The tag line was not long enough, and the tree he was felling fell on him. The employee sustained a broken leg and ankle. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY, TAG LINE, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125586016			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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