Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201062817 - Employee's knee is broken while trimming trees

Accident Summary Nr: 201062817 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120274493	03/29/2000	0782	0	Juan'S Tree & Grooming Service

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on March 17, 2000, Employee #1 and two other workers were trimming seven white eucalyptus trees along a private road. Employee #1 was cutting one of the 4 large trunks at the stem section of a 100 ft tall tree approximately 20 ft from the ground, with a chain saw. The trunk split in half and hit his left leg. He suffered a fractured leg from the knee cap below and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, TREE PRUNER, FRACTURE, CHAIN SAW, TREE, STRUCK BY, TREE TRIMMING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120274493			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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