Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202497012 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Tree Section

Accident Summary Nr: 202497012 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310900824	03/05/2007	1623	237110	Rapp Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On March 5, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a crew that was clearing land to build residential houses. He was cutting trees into pieces with a chainsaw for disposal and mulch. As Employee #1 cut a Y-section of a tree that was standing upright on one leg of the Y, it fell, striking him in the head, and fracturing his pelvis. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CHAIN SAW, PELVIS, TREE SECTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, TREE TRIMMING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310900824			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Hand cutting and trimming occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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