Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124138 - Employeeinjured when struck by rope

Accident Summary Nr: 201124138 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 10/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300838703	11/19/2002	0721	115112	Safe And Beautiful Care Of Trees

Abstract: At approximately 11:19 a.m. on October 25, 2002, Employee #1 of Safe and Beautiful Care of Trees was standing by the employer's truck hitch. A rope was used on the hitch to raise tree debris from the hillside below. This procedure had been done the same way about 30 times. At the time of the accident, the rope slipped off the truck's hitch and flew through the air, striking Employee #1 severely bruising his arm. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, HOISTING MECHANISM, ROPE, TREE, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300838703			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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