Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082832 - Employee Is Struck in Stomach When Tree Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 200082832 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 09/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310180757	10/02/2006	0783	561730	Walgren Tree Experts, Inc.

Abstract: On September 28, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a landscaper. A coworker was cutting down a 20-foot tall tree. After the coworker cut out the wedge and the back cut, the tree fell. When it landed, the tree struck the cutout wedge and sent it flying approximately twenty feet. The wedge struck Employee #1 in the stomach. He sustained a fracture, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, AGRICULTURE, LOG, TREE, RIB, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FALLING OBJECT, STOMACH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310180757			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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