Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610839 - Employee Injured by Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 201610839 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 11/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302051636	11/03/1998	2411	0	Minahan Cutting Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was felling a 12-inch Alder tree approximately 60 feet in length. As the tree started to fall, it made contact with some fir limbs of a nearby fir tree. Employee #1 looked up as the tree was starting to fall and was struck in the eye with a limb that had fallen from one of the trees. The tree limb punctured his eye and fractured his eye socket and nose. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, NOSE, TREE, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302051636			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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