Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623220 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201623220 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 07/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314749482	07/21/2011	0783	561730	Jay B Tower

Abstract: On July 20, 2011, Employee #1 was pulling on a rope attached to a tree being felled. Employee #1 was not in the clear and was struck by the falling tree, before the tree hit the ground. Employee #1 apparently sustained a fracture in the chest region, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, TREE FELLING, TREE, STRUCK BY, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314749482			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Forestry workers, except logging

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