Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091105 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 201091105 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126216217	12/10/1997	0783	0	Tom'S Tree Care

Abstract: Employee #1 was descending a palm tree he had finished trimming. He stepped off of a spike to the top of a 10-ft ladder at the base of the tree. He disconnected his buck strap and threw it around the tree to remove it. The weight of the strap and buckle pulled him to the side displacing the ladder. Employee #1 was thrown to the ground fracturing a vertebra in his lower back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: PALM TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126216217			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.