Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840672 - Employee injured while cutting tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170840672 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119629046	01/22/2003	0783	561730	Davey Tree

Abstract: Employee #1 was clearing a fallen tree from a 12 KV power line. He was using a chain saw to cut the tree into 8-foot sections. During the last cut, the tree twisted away from the power line it was resting on and fell onto the employee, fracturing his right ankle. The area was flat ground in a rural residence location. Employee #1 had been working for the employer for one month as an apprentice climber.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIN SAW, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119629046			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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