Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900211 - Employee's skull fractured in fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 170900211 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126053206	06/06/1997	0783	0	Stay Green Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:52 a.m. on June 6, 1997, Employee #1 climbed a tree to cut off a branch. He used a rope to pull down the upper half of the tree and was preparing to use a chain saw on the branch when the top section of the tree broke and the tree recoiled. Employee #1 fell to the sidewalk, striking his head as he landed. He suffered a circumferential fracture from his left temporal bone, across the midline, to his right temporal bone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SKULL, TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126053206			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Helpers, extractive occupations

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