Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201185022 - Employee Falls from Tree, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201185022 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/06/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312688062	11/30/2009	0783	561730	Valley Crest Tree Care Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 6, 2009, Employee #1 was working as a tree climber, pruning trees with a pole pruner. It is believed that he cut his climbing line with his pole pruner and fell 20 feet from the tree onto a concrete driveway. There were no witnesses. Emergency services were called, and an ambulance arrived. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital and was admitted. Employee #1 died 21 days later.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, FRACTURE, HEAD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312688062			Fatality	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations

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