Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202313631 - Employee injures in fall from ladder while trimming tree

Accident Summary Nr: 202313631 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119692176	08/08/2003	7349	561790	One Source

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on July 30, 2003, Employee #1, a Maintenance Engineer, was performing a tree trimming operation. He set up a 10-ft stepped ladder underneath the tree branch and a coworker was holding the ladder in place. The other two employees were standing around watching the operation. Employee #1 ascended the ladder and was standing on the 5th or 6th step up, cutting the branch with a chain saw. Then, he stopped and descended the ladder. Next, Employee #1 went back up and continued cutting through the branch. The branch fell down causing the ladder to become unstable. The ladder fell with Employee #1 onto the asphalt surface. Employee #1 sustained a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding, and a fractured right arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIN SAW, LADDER, TREE, PELVIS, FALL, ARM, TREE TRIMMING, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119692176			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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