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Accident Summary Nr: 201035284 - Employee is injured while trimming trees

Accident Summary Nr: 201035284 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305473837	08/15/2003	8221	611310	California State University Long Beach

Abstract: On July 2, 2003, Employee #1, a landscaper, was part of a crew trimming a small grove of coral trees at California State University of Long Beach. He dragged trimmed branches 20 yards to the chipper, but was not involved with the cutting of the branches or the feeding of the branches into the chipper. The next day, Employee #1 had trouble getting out of bed, and was subsequently diagnosed by his doctor with a rib fracture. He was unable to recall an event that would have caused this injury. On July 5, 2003, Employee #1 was hospitalized for a possible reaction to the medicine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE, RIB, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305473837					Occupation not reported

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