Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791902 - Employee paralyzed after fall from tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201791902 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120253505	10/21/1998	0783	0	R.R.Mesec Trees

Abstract: At about 4:45 p.m. on October 20, 1998, a tree service employee was cutting a tree branch 20 ft above the ground with a portable gasoline powered saw. He was wearing a safety belt and a safety line attached to another tree branch. During the cutting, the employee fell head-first to the ground and severely injured his spinal cord, resulting in paralysis. He was transported and admitted to Huntington Medical Center and later transferred to Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, LIFELINE, SAFETY BELT, STRUCK AGAINST, SAW, FALL, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120253505			Hospitalized injury	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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