Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171061500 - Employee injured after falling from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 171061500 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304412315	10/11/2001	0783	0	Trees Inc

Abstract: On October 9, 2001, an employee, the foreman of a tree trimming crew was cutting limbs off of a pine tree with a chainsaw approximately 50 ft off the ground. He was tied off with two safety lines. After completing his task, he unhooked one safety line and was coming down the tree with his safety saddle and a line around the tree trunk. He was on a limb that he had missed and attempted to cut when the chain saw blade cut through his safety line and he fell to the ground. He suffered several fractured vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIN SAW, TREE, FALL, VERTEBRA, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304412315			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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