Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622370 - Employee's Leg Fractured in Fall from Ladder Trimming Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201622370 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 08/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310871892	09/24/2007	8211	611110	Klamath County Sd

Abstract: On August 29, 2007, Employee #1, the head custodian, needed to remove some branches from a tree that were hanging down and interfering with driver's vision in the school parking lot. He leaned an extension ladder against a tree branch approximately 18 ft above the gravel parking lot. He climbed the ladder and started his chainsaw. He cut off two branches and started cutting the third one when the ladder shifted and fell with him on it. He was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Keywords: JANITOR, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, CHAIN SAW, LADDER, TREE, FALL, TREE TRIMMING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310871892			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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