Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170870182 - Employee injured when struck by tree limb being cut

Accident Summary Nr: 170870182 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125730382	10/11/2001	7011	0	Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on April 20, 2001, Employee #1 of Furnace Creek Resort was standing on a portable ladder using a chain saw to cut a large tree branch, when it suddenly broke off and fell onto the employee's lower leg area. Employee #1 sustained a foot and back injury and was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE LIMB, CHAIN SAW, LADDER, BACK, STRUCK BY, SPRAIN, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125730382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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