Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843239 - Employee injured in fall while climbing tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170843239 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125589366	07/01/1999	0172	0	Whaler Vineyards

Abstract: Employee #1, a tree faller, was using climbing spikes and a safety belt and line to ascend a pine tree. He had loosened his safety belt to climb past a group of limbs when one of the limbs broke off. Employee #1 fell approximately 30 ft, suffering a punctured lung and fractured ribs. He had been on the job two weeks at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, TREE FELLING, AGRICULTURE, SAFETY BELT, RIB, FALL, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125589366			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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