Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202492328 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Tree Branch

Accident Summary Nr: 202492328 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314572397	08/18/2011	1521	236115	Black Bear Log Homes, Inc

Abstract: On July 28, 2011, Employee #1, a carpenter, was cutting down trees. As Employee #1 cut the second tree of the day. Employee #1 walked to escape route and waits and notices the tree becoming snagged in other trees. Employee #1 waits a few seconds, then walked back to the stump. The top part of the tree snapped of and came back towards the stump, striking Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a skull fracture on the left side, fracture of the C-3 vertebrae, fractures to left shoulder, left side cheek bone, and three ribs on the left side.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SHOULDER, TREE FELLING, TREE LIMB, CARPENTER, TREE, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314572397			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Timber cutting and logging occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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